TY - BOOK AU - Anderson,Kirsten AU - Copeland,Gregory TI - Who is Taylor Swift? T2 - Who HQ NOW SN - 9780593754238 U1 - 782.421642092B 23/eng/20240125 PY - 2024///] CY - New York PB - Penguin Workshop KW - Swift, Taylor, KW - Singers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Women singers KW - Country musicians KW - Women country musicians KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Who is Taylor Swift? -- Life on a farm -- Taking a risk -- The best day -- Jump then fall -- Love stories -- Welcome to New York -- Antihero -- Look what you made me do -- Miss Americana -- Taylor's versions; Ages 8-12; Penguin Workshop N2 - "Taylor Swift always knew she wanted to be a country music artist, so at age thirteen, she convinced her parents to move their family out of Pennsylvania to Nashville. As a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Taylor wrote songs about teenage heartbreak and fitting in with her peers, and she performed these and other tunes at open mic nights and karaoke events. Breaking into the music industry took longer than she expected because record executives thought there was no place in country music for her songs. But Taylor was fearless and proved them wrong. Since the release of her self-titled debut album in 2006, Taylor Swift has dominated the music charts, reinvented her sound, won numerous awards, shaken off public criticism, and spoken up for herself and others"-- ER -