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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and how she fought for respect throughout her life. Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, a legend. But before she became a star, she was a shy little girl with a voice so powerful it made people jump up, sway, and hum along. Raised in a house full of talking and singing, Aretha learned the values that would carry her through...
88) Rihanna
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Offers a brief overview of the life and career of singer Rihanna, discussing her childhood, family, success in the music industry, awards, and other related topics.
89) Ella Fitzgerald
Author
Publisher
White Star Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Ella Fitzgerald and discover the story of her life and work in this engagingly illustrated biographynarrated by the singer herself. Sometimes called The First Lady of Song,
Author
Publisher
Permuted Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking collection of inspiring and instructive conversations about the beauty, brutality, discipline, and technique of being a successful singer. These revelatory, frequently funny, and deeply engrossing in-depth interviews provide fans and aspiring singers a backstage pass to the challenges every vocalist faces onstage and in the studio. Packed with never-before-heard stories, The Singers Talk reveals a truly intimate side to these iconic...
Author
Series
Marcus Glenwood novels volume 3
Publisher
Waterbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
92) Darksong rising
Author
Series
Spellsong cycle volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
93) Celia Cruz
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz-once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the star of Broadway's The Book of Mormon and HBO's Girls, the heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age memoir of a Midwestern boy surviving bad auditions, bad relationships, and some really bad highlights as he chases his dreams in New York City."--Publisher's description.
95) Cat's cradle
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate. Features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso signer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and funny.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply as Celia Cruz. Starting her career in 1950, Celia grew increasingly popular as the new lead singer of the Cuban band Sonora Matancera. Her exceptional vocal range and flashy costumes made fans fall in love with her. Celia's talent took her all around the world, including the United States. After Fidel Castro came to power in...
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