Acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell grew up in a musical family, became a concert dancer and choreographer and married a jazz musician. When she hears Lil's music, she can't help but dance. Patricia's debut book, JOSEPHINE, received a Sibert Honor and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. Her equally moving and powerful second book, LOVING VS. VIRGINIA, established Patricia as a commanding voice in children's literature.

Books by Patricia Hruby Powell

Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

written by Patricia Hruby Powell with illustrations by Rachel Himes - Biography, Children's 9-12, Children's Nonfiction, History, Music, Nonfiction, Women's History