CCBC Choices 2024 -- Tweens (ages 9-11)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for young readers.
 

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1. Rock, Rosetta, rock! Roll, Rosetta, roll!: presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock & roll

Book cover for "Rock, Rosetta, rock! Roll, Rosetta, roll!"
Author:
Bolden, Tonya
Notes:
The Arts;7-10
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Boulder Main Childrens Nonfiction
J 781.643092 Tharpe BIOGRAPHY
Description:
"Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator R. Gregory Christie deliver an inspiring true story about the life, career, and impact of twentieth-century blues and gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was a trailblazer for rock and roll. Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock and roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air,...