Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called “Strange Fruit.” In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but this song wasn’t either of those things. It was a song about injustice, and it would change her life forever.
Discover how two outsiders—Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants—combined their talents to create a song that challenged racism and paved the way for the Civil Rights movement.
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978-1-4677-5123-0
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| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Picture Books |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity |
| Copyright | 2017 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 40 |
| Publication Date | 2017-02-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.6 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF036040, JNF007040, JNF018010 |
| Dewey | 782.42165 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 9.25 x 11 |
| Lexile | 870 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.8 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 187709 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Afterword, Author/Illustrator biography, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Original artwork, Reviewed, Source notes, and Starred Reviews |
Author: Gary Golio
Gary Golio is an artist and acclaimed picture book author. His Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow was a New York Times bestseller. Find out more about him at www.garygolio.com.
Illustrator: Charlotte Riley-Webb
Charlotte Riley-Webb, a professional visual artist with a career that spans more than 40 years, resides in the Atlanta area. Find her online at www.charlotterileywebb.com.
Awards
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
- Kirkus Best Children's Books
- NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts
Reviews
Booklist
“The format and back matter make this most useful in a classroom setting, but it will be effective in prompting a discussion about one of the darkest times in U.S. history.”—Booklist