{"product_id":"the-legendary-miss-lena-horne-9781481468244","title":"The Legendary Miss Lena Horne","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. Her mother dreamed of being an actress, so Lena followed in her footsteps as she chased small parts in vaudeville, living out of a suitcase until MGM offered Lena something more--the first ever studio contract for a black actress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the roles she was considered for were maids and mammies, stereotypes that Lena refused to play. Still, she never gave up. \"Stormy Weather\" became her theme song, and when she sang \"This Little Light of Mine\" at a civil rights rally, she found not only her voice, but her calling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford has written many award-winning books for children, including \u003ci\u003eKin\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by her son Jeffery and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient; \u003ci\u003eBox\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Newbery Honor; \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Coretta Scott King Award, a Caldecott Honor, and was a finalist for the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eRespect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; ALA Notable Children's Book \u003ci\u003eYou Can Fly\u003c\/i\u003e; and Caldecott Honor winners \u003ci\u003eFreedom in Congo Square\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eVoice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e. Carole lives in North Carolina. Visit her at CBWeatherford.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Zunon was born in Albany, New York, and grew up in on the Ivory Coast of West Africa. As a little girl, she loved to draw, paint, make up dances, and play dress-up, and as she grew up, she didn't really change! Elizabeth now lives in Albany where she explores a multicultural world though painting, beading, sewing, and collage. Visit her at LizZunon.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338278867218,"sku":"9781481468244","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80cf42d0-cc76-4f4c-babc-a8e2b20bc8d8.jpg?v=1727980547","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-legendary-miss-lena-horne-9781481468244","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}