"In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By the time she was fifteen, she knew she possessed something that could possibly change her life--a voice. Eleanora could sing. Her remarkable voice led her to a place in the spotlight with some of the era's hottest big bands. Through a sequence of raw and poignant poems, New York Times best-selling and award-winning poet Carole Boston Weatherford chronicles the singer's young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion." -- publisher
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- Biography/Autobiography
- Oppression & Resilience
- Content
- Diverse Families/Family Dynamics
- Drugs
- Inequalities
- Interpersonal Abuse/Violence
- Legal System
- Race-Related
- Ethnicity
- Unspecified
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Girls/Women
- Sexual Orientation / Relationship Representation
- Bi+/M-Spec
- Heterosexual
- Race / Culture
- Black/African/African American
- Religion
- Christian
- Character Prominence
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- Secondary
- Illustrator Lived Experience
- Illustrator shares race/culture with main characters
