num_pages: 40
description: This 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 story of two outsiders - Billie Holiday a young black woman raised in poverty and Abel Meeropol the son of Jewish immigrants - whose combined talents created a truly unforgettable song.
language: English
title: Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
publisher: Millbrook Press ™