California dreamin' : Cass Elliot before the Mamas & the Papas / Pénélope Bagieu ; English translation by Nanette McGuinness.

Author/creator Bagieu, Pénélope author, artist.
Other author McGuinness, Nanette translator.
Format Book
EditionFirst American edition.
PublicationNew York : First Second, 2017.
Copyright Date©2017
Description266 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleCalifornia dreamin'. English
Variant title California dreaming
Abstract "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."--Amazon.`
Local noteJoyner TRC copy purchased in memory of James Thompson, 2021.
General note"Cass Elliot before the Mamas & the Papas"--Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 267).
Interest grade level Grades 9 and up
Audience GN 290 Lexile
LanguageEnglish translation from French original.
Genre/formNonfiction comics.
Genre/formBiographical comics.
Genre/formGraphic novels.
Genre/formNonfiction comics.
Genre/formBiographical comics.
Genre/formComics (Graphic works)
Genre/formGraphic novels.
LCCN 2015951851 2012951851
ISBN1626725462
ISBN9781626725461

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