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Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Violence: Mild Violence
Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Harden Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
By Patricia Hruby Powell
Illustrators
Illustration by Rachel Himes
Edition
By Patricia Hruby Powell
Hardcover edition
Publisher Charlesbridge Imprint Charlesbridge ISBN9781580897402
Awards and Honors Kirkus Best Books, Middle-Grade - 2018Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Harden Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
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From the time she was a little girl in early 1900s Memphis, Lil Hardin was drawn to music. Her mother wanted Lil to be a proper lady and study classical music. But that was no life for Lil: music was no fun without the blues!
Author’s note. Further information on Lil Hardin Armstrong. Note on jazz. Note on segregation. Note on Armstrong’s family and estate. Time line. Glossary. Further resources and selected bibliography. Quotation sources. Index. Black-and-white illustrations created in ink and graphite.
Author’s note. Further information on Lil Hardin Armstrong. Note on jazz. Note on segregation. Note on Armstrong’s family and estate. Time line. Glossary. Further resources and selected bibliography. Quotation sources. Index. Black-and-white illustrations created in ink and graphite.
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