Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4085
Points per Word
0.000245
Page Count
96
Points per Page
0.010417
Description
Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene.