Swing sisters
Subtitle: the story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
By: Karen Deans ; illustrated by Joe Cepeda
Contributors: Cepeda, Joe, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780823419708
Subjects: Women jazz musicians; Juvenile literature; Women; African Americans; International Sweethearts of Rhythm; Biography; Jazz musicians
Other titles: Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Description: In 1909 Dr. Laurence Clifton Jones opened a special home for African American orphans in Mississippi called Piney Woods Country Life School. There, students worked hard on their studies, and no one worked harder than the young musicians who played in the Sweethearts, the schools all-girl swing band. Their music had rhythms and melodies that got people dancing! When the Sweethearts left Piney Woods, they moved to Washington, D.C. It wasn't always easy, and it wasn't always safe, but the talented Sweethearts of Rhythm ultimately became an international sensation. Joe Cepeda's exuberant illustrations celebrate these brave musicians who chipped away at racist and sexist barriers, and whose music reminded audiences how great it feels to be alive.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

School Library Journal, January 2015

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