Pictures by Brian Selznick
Genre Multicultural/Biography
Picture Book
This book is about the life of Marian Anderson. She was born in Philadelphia on February 27, 1897. She was a gifted singer recognized when she was six. She grew up in poverty during the Jim Crow Laws. Her life was a struggle. However, in 1939, she got her first break in the United States. She got to sing at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. with the help of Mrs Roosevelt. Her life changed forever. This is a true story.
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