Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
by Powell, Patricia Hruby
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AR Book Level
4.8
AR Points
1
Word Count
4,085
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
501238 EN
About this book
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.