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Gr 4-Up When Bob Marley died in 1981, he was a legend in the music world. He had taken the beat-driven music of his people, reggae, and placed it squarely on the world stage. As trite as the saying is, his music has lived on well beyond his death, and this biography in verse brings him to the forefront once again. Medina, clearly a fan, has created a series of poems that follow Marley's life from childhood through his death at age 36. Born a biracial child in poverty in Jamaica, Marley ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Through seventeen poems, Medina tells the story of the reggae icon, starting and ending with his Jamaican roots ("I am the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More