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Weatherford, Carole Boston

Becoming Billie Holiday

117 pp. | Boyds/Wordsong | October, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-507-2 $19.95
(3) YA Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. In this fictional memoir, iconic singer Billie Holiday is depicted by raw, beautiful poems ("While my heart healed, I / pinned gardenias in my hair / to hide the bruises") as a figure both tragic and admirable. Gritty illustrations the color and texture of old photos echo the text. Reading list. Bib.
Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot

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