The Legendary Miss Lena Horne

Celebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

Lena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. Her mother dreamed of being an actress, so Lena followed in her footsteps as she chased small parts in vaudeville, living out of a suitcase until MGM offered Lena something more--the first ever studio contract for a black actress.

But the roles she was considered for were maids and mammies, stereotypes that Lena refused to play. Still, she never gave up. "Stormy Weather" became her theme song, and when she sang "This Little Light of Mine" at a civil rights rally, she found not only her voice, but her calling.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/24/2017
ISBN: 9781481468244
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 11.10h x 11.10w x 0.60d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2016 pg. 119
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2016 pg. 111
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2016
Booklist 12/15/2016 pg. 38
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2017

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189375 / Legendary Miss Lena Horne
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5