Trailblazers: Lin-Manuel Miranda: Raising Theater to New Heights

Authors: Scaletta, Kurtis
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: JNF007060, JNF018030, JNF039050
ISBN: 9780593124482, Related ISBNs: 0593124464, 0593124472, 0593124480, 9780593124468, 9780593124475
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 192,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: Meet history's trailblazers! Get inspired by the true story of the creator of the Broadway blockbuster, Hamilton! A biography series for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.

On July 19, 2015,Lin-Manuel Miranda stepped out on the Broadway stage in Hamilton. His show about Alexander Hamilton, featuring hip hop, R&B, and other music styles, became one of the most successful musicals of all time! Find out how the boy who loved performing blazed a trail in theater!

Trailblazers celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. What kind of trail will you blaze?

Don't miss the other Trailblazers biographies, including Beyoncé, J. K. Rowling, and Simone Biles.
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