Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song

This distinctive, memorable picture book for older readers tells the story of how the racism protest song"Strange Fruit" came into being in 1939. This is also the inspiring story of two outsidersùBillie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrantsùwhose combined talents created a truly unforgettable song.