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McDougall, Chrös

Kurt Cobain: Alternative Rock Innovator

112 pp. | ABDO | August, 2012 | Library ISBN 978-1-61783-480-6 $23.95
(4) YA Lives Cut Short series. These standard-issue biographies, accompanied by numerous stock photos, introduce readers to celebrities who died young, relating their superstardom, troubled last years, and continuing legacies without adoration or sensationalism. Serious issues such as substance abuse, public-image struggles, and marriage problems are covered directly and honestly. Plentiful sidebars break up the text but sometimes distract from the main narrative. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Lives Cut Short titles: Whitney Houston, Kurt Cobain, Diana, and Marilyn Monroe.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

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