Who Is Bruce Springsteen? by Stephanie Sabol (English) Paperback Book

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Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon. Learn more about his life and career in this "Who is" title.

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Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon.Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon.Bruce Springsteen grew up in a blue-collar New Jersey town, where his parents struggled to make ends meet. Bruce didn't fit in at school but found solace in rock and roll and playing guitar. After the breakup of a local band he'd joined, Springsteen went out on his own and people began to take notice. He signed with Columbia Records and under pressure to come up with a hit, wrote "Born in the USA," which tells the story of America during the years of the Vietnam War. A multi-millionaire and twenty-time Grammy winner, the Boss has remained a working class hero whose music deals with the political and social changes in our country.

Author Biography

Stephanie is a native of the Jersey Shore and a graduate of Boston College. She currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon.

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Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon.

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Who Is Bruce Springsteen? December 1964 It was a cold winter day in northern New Jersey. A teenage boy brought his mother to the local music store. There, in the front window, was a black and gold electric guitar. The boy wanted it so much. He loved to play the guitar. But it cost sixty dollars. Back then, that was a lot of money. It was more money than his mother had. So they left the store without the guitar. But that is not the end of the story. A few days later, the boy''s mother went to the bank and took out a loan. On Christmas Day, her son woke up to find the guitar waiting for him under the tree. That teenage boy was Bruce Springsteen. And he grew up to become one of the most famous rock-and-roll stars ever. For forty years, people have been inspired by the messages in his songs. They are songs about the joy of being alive and the pain of a broken heart. They offer comfort during hard times. They make people proud to be Americans. Bruce Springsteen never forgot that special guitar. It changed everything. In fact, when he was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, the first person he thanked was his mother. He thanked her for buying him that guitar and, most importantly, for believing in him. Chapter 1: A Young Boy Bruce Frederick Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949. He lived in Freehold, New Jersey, with his parents and two younger sisters, Virginia (called Ginny) and Pamela. Ginny was one and a half years younger than Bruce, but Pamela was much younger. Bruce was twelve when Pamela was born. Pamela was such a cute baby that Bruce didn''t mind helping out. He liked playing with her or even giving hera bottle. Freehold is a medium-size town located near the New Jersey shoreline, and about a ninety-minute drive from New York City. There were lots of farms and factories when Bruce was a boy. It was not a wealthy town. People in Freehold were mostly "blue collar" workers. Most of the jobs in Freehold were at the local factories. The biggest was Nestl

Details ISBN0448487039 Author Gregory Copeland Short Title WHO IS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Pages 112 Language English ISBN-10 0448487039 ISBN-13 9780448487038 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 782.42166092 Residence Hidden Hills, CA, US Birth 1949 Illustrations Yes Year 2016 Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Audience Age 8-12 Illustrator Gregory Copeland Publication Date 2016-09-27 US Release Date 2016-09-27 UK Release Date 2016-09-27 Narrator Paul McGann Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Series Who Was? Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2016-10-31 AU Release Date 2016-10-31 We've got this

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