She Sang for India: How M.S. Subbulakshmi Used Her Voice for Change Jenna Wortham is not only Jessie’s boss

is not only Jessie’s boss

Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school

author of The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews

the gentle message is easily identifiable to children and invites dialogue during story time reading

She Sang for India: How M.S. Subbulakshmi Used Her Voice for Change Jenna Wortham is not only Jessie’s bossA picture book biography about M. S. Subbulakshmi, a powerful Indian singer who advocated for justice and peace through song. Before M. S. Subbulakshmi was a famous Carnatic singer and the first Indian woman to perform at the United Nations, she was a young girl with a prodigious voice. But Subbulakshmi was not free to sing everywhere. In early 1900s India, girls were not allowed to perform for the public. So Subbulakshmi busted barriers to sing at