num_pages: 48
description: Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her fathers Detroit church where her soaring voice spanned more than three octaves. Her string of hit songs earned her the title the Queen of Soul multiple Grammy Awards and a place in the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. But Aretha didnt just raise her voice in song she also spoke out against injustice and fought for civil rights.
language: English
title: R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers