What I Had Was Singing: The Story of Marian Anderson
by Jeri Chase Ferris
These insightful biographies highlight men and women who have struggled to overcome... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1994
Word Count 14,614
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 15541, 2 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Music
- Subject Headings
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993--Juvenile literature
- Women--Biography
- African American singers
- Contraltos--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women
- Anderson, Marian
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Singers
- African Americans
- Contraltos
- United States
- Biography
- African Americans--Biography
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
- African American singers--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2023
Winner, 1995
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