Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford

Becoming Billie Holiday

Carole Boston Weatherford with Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

117 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction poetry young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Before the legend of Billie Holiday, there was a girl named Eleanora. 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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 43 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
hopeful 50%
informative 50%
inspiring 50%
sad 50%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
tense 25%

Pace

fast 50%
slow 25%
medium 25%

Average rating

4.2

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