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English
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Zauner, of indie band Japanese Breakfast, presents a memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. She tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond over heaping plates of food. As...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"La vida de Selena sirve de inspiración para las chicas latinas. Ella simboliza el poder de la familia, la derterminación y el orgullo de las raíces. Su éxito anima a todas las chicas a soñar y les recuerda que luchen por alcanzar sus metas, sin importar quiénes son o cuáles son esas metas."--Back cover.
4) Bird
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Dramatized biography exploring the musical skill and destructive excess of jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"A picture book biography celebrating the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla, one of the most influential musicians of all time"--
Desde su eta pa mas temprana, la joven Selena sab̕a como conectarse con la gente y unirlos con la m︢sica. Canta conmigo sigue su ascenso al estrellato, desde su puesto al frente de la banda familiar, cantando en rodeos y fiestas de quinceąera, hasta su presentaci̤n frente a miles en el Astrodomo de Houston. Los...
Publisher
Fisher Klingenstein Ventures, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This feature documentary by filmmaker Kasper Collin is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Nick Broomfield's most personal and romantic film of his storied career starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became part of community of expat artists, writers, and musicians. Never-before-seen footage shot...
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