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Miller, Calvin Craig

Reggae Poet: The Story of Bob Marley

128 pp. | Morgan | September, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-1-59935-071-4 $27.95

(3) YA Modern Music Masters series. This biography tells of the internationally famous Jamaican-born singer, poet, musician, and pioneer of reggae music. The writing effectively depicts the social and historical climate in which Marley was raised: the stigma of his parents' interracial marriage, struggles with dishonorable producers and managers, political and religious beliefs, and mentors. Many quotes and photographs further show Marley's personality. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith