Spring 2025

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From the Series Gateway Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Taylor Swift has dominated the music industry for years.

Known for her witty lyrics, star-studded career, and close connection with her fans, Swift is well-regarded by critics and industry pros alike. While on break from her successful Eras Tour, she released her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, which immediately went to the top of the Billboard chart in April 2024.

Growing up, Swift was a huge fan of country music. When she was fourteen, she and her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, the heart of the country music industry. She signed a record deal and released hit albums. Over the years, her music has changed, and she’s sung country, pop, and folk/indie. Swift isn’t afraid of experimenting! Learn about her life and career from songwriting to charity work to awards and more!

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007040, JNF007120, JNF036050
Dewey 782.421642092 [B]
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 980
Guided Reading Level U
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Source notes, and Timeline

Author: Marie-Therese Miller

Marie-Therese Miller writes nonfiction books for children and teens. Her most recent books include Handling Depression, Crayola Our Colorful Earth: Celebrating the Natural World, It’s All Art: From Drawing to Dress-Up with Sesame Street, and A Dog’s Best Friend: A Sesame Street Guide to Caring for Your Dog. Miller earned her PhD in English from St. John’s University, where her academic focus was James Thurber and humor. She teaches Children’s and YA Literature at Marist College. Miller and her husband, John, have five children and a grandson.

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Gateway Biographies

Discover the human side of newsworthy, historical, and pop culture figures, and learn about people leading key social movements or handling crises. Each biography in this easy-reading series is peppered with quotations and stories, accounts of successes and failures, and descriptions of… View available downloads →