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Published
2008
Publisher
Wordsong
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

Becoming Billie Holiday

Carole Boston Weatherford

A fictional verse memoir of Billie Holiday's early life, from a hard childhood in Baltimore to her rise as a jazz singer.

  • Coretta Scott King Author Honor 2009
  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2009
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Themes

Music & artReal lives & historyRace & racism

Mood

Feels emotional, sad.

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