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Taylor Swift: Queen of Reinvention
Which version of Taylor Swift is your favorite? When she burst into the country music scene in the 2000s, Swift established a solid fan base with her big voice, her passion for music, and her songwriting skills. When she later made the switch from country to pop and indie folk, she revolutionized not only her own music, but also the music world.
Taylor Queen of Reinvention chronicles Swift's life and career, her rise to global stardom, and everything in between—from feuds and controversies to unparalleled fan support and Swift's dedication to advocacy and social justice. Readers learn about Swift's resilience during her fight to maintain the rights to her master recordings and the reinventions that took her from a popular artist to a global icon.
Taylor Queen of Reinvention chronicles Swift's life and career, her rise to global stardom, and everything in between—from feuds and controversies to unparalleled fan support and Swift's dedication to advocacy and social justice. Readers learn about Swift's resilience during her fight to maintain the rights to her master recordings and the reinventions that took her from a popular artist to a global icon.
80 pages, Library Binding
Published August 1, 2025
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Carla Mooney
295 books12 followersCarla Mooney is an award-winning author of numerous nonfiction STEAM books for kids and teens. She hopes to spark a healthy curiosity and love of nonfiction in youth.
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November 3, 2025
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My collection development policy has long been to hold off buying biographies until the subject has passed away; my school library had a 1980s era biography of Michael Jackson that showed me how much biographies can change! There are some exceptions; Dan Wetzel's EPIC ATHLETES are very popular with my sports buffs. Another recent exception, due to the intense demand, has been Taylor Swift. So far, I've purchased Burk and Dorado's The Story of Taylor Swift, Feder and Tatreau's Taylor Swift By the Book, Stevens and Steinfeld's Kid Musicians: True Tales of Childhood from Entertainer, Songwriters, and Stars and Bolte's Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour encyclopedia. None of these are ever on the shelf.
This ICONS series from Lerner is formatted like the standard biographies I have on more standard historical figures like George Washington or Marie Curie. Coming in at just 80 pages, it covers the singer's life so far in eight chapters. There are many pictures, which will delight fans, as well as a glossary, source notes, selected bibliography, list of websites, and an index. I was especially glad to see the inclusion of a "Legacy and Impact" page, because this is almost always a requirement for any biography project, and I personally am little help with this information when students ask!
I'm not a fan of Swift's but realize that she has an impressive range of accomplishments. The book did include some information that was knew to me, such as her writing collaborators. There was plenty of discussion about the inspiration for some of her songs, and her difficult dealings with other individuals, but this was all done in a fair and balanced, non sensational way. There is even a page about Swift's interest in the NFL, which is especially pertinent since her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Would I have loved a biography of Karen Carpenter or Olivia Newton John when I was in middle school? Absolutely. While I would rather students be interested in books like Orgill's 2001 Shout, Sister, Shout! : Ten Girl Singers Who Shaped a Century, there is no denying that younger readers would vastly prefer this short but well done book on a modern singer's life. A student saw this sitting on my desk while I was processing it, and wanted it right away!
My collection development policy has long been to hold off buying biographies until the subject has passed away; my school library had a 1980s era biography of Michael Jackson that showed me how much biographies can change! There are some exceptions; Dan Wetzel's EPIC ATHLETES are very popular with my sports buffs. Another recent exception, due to the intense demand, has been Taylor Swift. So far, I've purchased Burk and Dorado's The Story of Taylor Swift, Feder and Tatreau's Taylor Swift By the Book, Stevens and Steinfeld's Kid Musicians: True Tales of Childhood from Entertainer, Songwriters, and Stars and Bolte's Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour encyclopedia. None of these are ever on the shelf.
This ICONS series from Lerner is formatted like the standard biographies I have on more standard historical figures like George Washington or Marie Curie. Coming in at just 80 pages, it covers the singer's life so far in eight chapters. There are many pictures, which will delight fans, as well as a glossary, source notes, selected bibliography, list of websites, and an index. I was especially glad to see the inclusion of a "Legacy and Impact" page, because this is almost always a requirement for any biography project, and I personally am little help with this information when students ask!
I'm not a fan of Swift's but realize that she has an impressive range of accomplishments. The book did include some information that was knew to me, such as her writing collaborators. There was plenty of discussion about the inspiration for some of her songs, and her difficult dealings with other individuals, but this was all done in a fair and balanced, non sensational way. There is even a page about Swift's interest in the NFL, which is especially pertinent since her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Would I have loved a biography of Karen Carpenter or Olivia Newton John when I was in middle school? Absolutely. While I would rather students be interested in books like Orgill's 2001 Shout, Sister, Shout! : Ten Girl Singers Who Shaped a Century, there is no denying that younger readers would vastly prefer this short but well done book on a modern singer's life. A student saw this sitting on my desk while I was processing it, and wanted it right away!
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