Adele: Grammy-Winning Singer & Songwriter

Contemporary Lives

by Lisa Owings

This title examines the fascinating life of Adele. Readers will learn about Adele's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Adele's early interest in music and talent in singing and songwriting that led to the release of her albums 19 and 21. Adele's multiple Grammy Awards and charitable work are also described. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

This title is one of the “Contemporary Lives” series and traces the singing career of Adele. Conversational text describes her underprivileged early life with an absent father, her extraordinary interest in music and her mother’s determination to nurture her daughter’s talent. That determination pushed Adele to apply to the BRIT school for performing artists. It was there her talents were realized and she cultivated her signature sultry style. Posting her demo tracks on MySpace brought her to the attention of the recording industry and, as they say, “the rest is history.” This is an engrossing read, with lots of photographs and fact bites scattered throughout. Back matter includes glossary, timeline, resources, websites, source notes and index. Contemporary artists are always popular topics and this title would be a great addition to any library.