Aretha Franklin: Motown Superstar (African-American Biographies (Raintree Paperback)) [Library Binding]

Silvia Anne Sheafer (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: African-American Biographies (Raintree Paperback)

Explores the life and career of the soul and gospel singer, from her musical upbringing in Detroit to her struggles with personal heartache and racial prejudice and her success in the music industry.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 6 Up--Sheafer offers an acceptable title that describes in a clear, though sometimes adulatory, style the career development of one of America's leading female vocalists. Unfortunately, this was done just a year ago in Leslie Gourse's Aretha Franklin (Watts, 1995). Sheafer chronicles Franklin's background and career, interspersing her text with quotes from experts and reputable reviews. Though accompanied by an extensive discography, chronology, and index, this most recent offering does not present any new information. Gourse's book covers the same material with greater insight into Aretha Franklin, the person. Similar quotes and photos are found in both books. The earlier title is a better choice.

Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ

Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894906860
• ISBN-13: 978-0894906862
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,229,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Aretha Franklin, "Motown superstar", March 17, 2003

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This review is from: Aretha Franklin: Motown Superstar (African-American Biographies (Raintree Paperback)) (Library Binding)

Aretha Franklin, Motown Superstar, by Siliva Anne Sheafer was an unresearched book about what the media thought. There were facts about Aretha's adult life but very few about her childhood and teenage years. Even though the book makes for good media research, I personally did not like the book because it was boring. People do not want to hear about how "superstars" spend their Sundays. They want to hear about the good stuff. I would not recommend this book to readers that want to stay awake, but maybe to those who have insomnia! This book was very disappointing!