California Dreamin': Cass Elliot Before the Mamas & the Papas Contributor(s): Bagieu, Pénélope (Author), Bagieu, Pénélope (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1626725462 ISBN-13: 9781626725461 Publisher: First Second
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: March 2017 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary - Comics & Graphic Novels | Contemporary Women |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2012951851 |
Lexile Measure: 290 GN (Graphic Novel) |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 8.5" L (1.15 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 172 Booklist 04/15/2017 pg. 37 Library Journal 06/01/2017 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: California Dreamin' from P n lope Bagieu depicts Mama Cass as you've never known her, in this poignant graphic novel about the remarkable vocalist who rocketed The Mamas & the Papas to stardom. Before she was the legendary Mama Cass of the folk group The Mamas and the Papas, Ellen Cohen was a teen girl from Baltimore with an incredible voice, incredible confidence, and incredible dreams. She dreamed of being not just a singer but a star. Not just a star--a superstar. So, at the age of nineteen, at the dawn of the sixties, Ellen left her hometown and became Cass Elliot. At her size, Cass was never going to be the kind of girl that record producers wanted on album covers. But she found an unlikely group of co-conspirators, and in their short time together this bizarre and dysfunctional band recorded some of the most memorable songs of their era. Through the whirlwind of drugs, war, love, and music, Cass struggled to keep sight of her dreams, of who she loved, and--most importantly--who she was. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bagieu, Penelope: - Pénélope Bagieu was born in Paris in 1982, to Corsican and Basque parents. She is a bestselling graphic novel author and her editorial illustrations have appeared all over the French media. She blogs, drums in a rock band, and watches lots of nature shows. Her books with First Second include Exquisite Corpse and California Dreamin'. |
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