{"product_id":"becoming-billie-holiday-9781590785072","title":"Becoming Billie Holiday","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carole Boston Weatherford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wordsong\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wordsong\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King Author Honor Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Wordsong","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45411611639959,"sku":"9781590785072","price":1399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781590785072.webp?v=1767672827","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/becoming-billie-holiday-9781590785072","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}