Strange fruit: Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song
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Contributors:
Riley-Webb, Charlotte illustrator.
Lexile measure:
870L
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Published:
Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2017].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781467751230, 1467751235
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.8, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
870

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
This picture book for older readers tells the story of how the racism protest song "Strange Fruit" came into being in 1939 at the hands of two outsiders: Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Golio, G., & Riley-Webb, C. (2017). Strange fruit: Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song. Minneapolis, Millbrook Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Golio, Gary and Charlotte Riley-Webb. 2017. Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song. Minneapolis, Millbrook Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Golio, Gary and Charlotte Riley-Webb, Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song. Minneapolis, Millbrook Press, 2017.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Golio, Gary and Charlotte Riley-Webb. Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song. Minneapolis, Millbrook Press, 2017.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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