{"product_id":"becoming-billie-holiday-9781635925579","title":"Becoming Billie Holiday","description":"\u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King Author Honor Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry written by Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 Weatherford chronicles the singer's young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author \u003cb\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford's\u003c\/b\u003e 60-plus books include the Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was awarded the Coretta Scott King Author Award and a Sibert Honor; the Newbery Honor winner \u003ci\u003eBox;\u003c\/i\u003e and the Caldecott Honor winners \u003ci\u003eFreedom in Congo Square, Fannie Lou Hamer, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMoses\u003c\/i\u003e. She won a Coretta Scott King Author Honor for \u003ci\u003eBecoming Billie Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e. Weatherford teaches at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. Visit cbweatherford.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (1956-2021) illustrated over 110 books for children, including \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Sibert Honor. He was also the recipient of the CorettaScott King Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Blacker the Berry\u003c\/i\u003e; three Coretta Scott King Honors for \u003ci\u003eI Have Heard of a Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeet Danitra Brown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBrown Honey in Broomwheat Tea\u003c\/i\u003e; 10 ALA Notables; and an NAACP Image Award, among other honors. Visit floydcooper.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wordsong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648907903250,"sku":"9781635925579","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e029f643-87d9-4c48-a368-8611dbe7963a.jpg?v=1759837966","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/becoming-billie-holiday-9781635925579","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}