Bessie Smith and the Night Riders

副标题: Smith And the Night Riders

ISBN: 9780399242373

作者: John Holyfield

出版社: Putnam Pub Group

出版年: 2006-1

页数: 32

定价: 124.00元

装帧: SAL

内容简介

Even though she can’t afford a ticket to see the great blues singer Bessie Smith perform, Emmarene listens outside Bessie’s tent—that is, until she bursts into the show to warn the crowd:The Night Riders have come! Bessie marches right outside and confronts the Night Riders by giving one of her famous low moans that says, "I may be down and out, but I ain’t gonna take it no more." But will that be enough to scare them off ? Based on a true incident, Bessie Smith and the Night Riders is a powerful story of facing down danger and standing up for what’s right. With John Holyfield’s luminous paintings setting the stage, readers will be cheering for Bessie and Emmarene all the way to their final bow.