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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
The touching, triumphant story of a young black man's journey from violence and despair to one of the world's most elite artistic institutions. In 2011, at the age of twenty-four, Ryan Speedo Green won a nationwide competition hosted by New York's Metropolitan Opera. Today, he is a rising star performing major roles at the Met and Europe's most prestigious opera houses.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Takes a look into the life of one of the most enigmatic and flamboyant pop stars of our time. Includes Jackson's death and memorial, behind-the-scenes footage, and features candid contributions from Janet Jackson, Brooke Shields, Quincy Jones, Sheryl Crow, and Diana Ross.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Traces the story of Michael Jackson's life from his famous childhood through his final four years, drawing on interviews with his friends, enemies, and other associates to cover his international travels, business acumen, and parenting decisions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Even as a little child, Marian Anderson knew what she wanted to do. More than anything in the world, she wanted to sing. From the age of six, Marian amazed her listeners with the beauty of her voice. All through her long life, what Marian Anderson had was a gift for singing. But she had other gifts as well. When she faced discrimination, Marian gave us all the gift of her example. At a time when fear and hatred divided the nation, Marian showed dignity...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This is the story of her resulting involvement in the civil rights movement of the time.
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
©2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Highlights the careers of Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin.
Author
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Pharrell Williams is one of the biggest names on today's top 40 charts. He's won eleven Grammys (and immeasurable attention for his Grammys fashion choices), been nominated for an Oscar, and is about to begin writing a series of children's books. He's worked behind the scenes as a producer on hits like Kelis's "Milkshake, " Britney Spears's "Slave 4 You, " and has collaborated with every major hip hop artist in the business. Pharrell's music is inescapable,...
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
A professional African-American woman rediscovers her roots. Maxine McCoy, an executive producter of a TV show in Los Angeles, returns to Philadelphia to check on her grandmother, a jazz singer who brought her up when her mother died. Amid the drugs and crime, Maxine finds an impressive community spirit. By the author of Brothers and Sisters.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.
Author
Description
From the incomparable Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner, a powerful and revealing autobiography about race, sexuality, art, and healingânow in paperback
Itâs easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic Emmy-winning performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the groundbreaking...
Itâs easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic Emmy-winning performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the groundbreaking...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this stirring biography of a true artistic and social icon, young readers learn how Aretha's talent, intelligence, and perseverance made her a star who will shine on for generations to come. --
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