Fantasia Barrino

By Liz Sonneborn

Fantasia Barrino was the American Idol winner in season three, in 2004. Born in 1984 in High Point, North Carolina, Fantasia dropped out of high school after she was assaulted. Her life story and her journey on American Idol will thrill readers for years to come. The book also includes information about Fantasia's albums Free Yourself and Fantasia; her best-selling autobiography, Life Is Not a Fairy Tale (2005), which was adapted in 2006 as a Lifetime movie and in which Fantasia played herself; and her latest acting role in 2007 as Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404213694
• ISBN13: 9781404213692
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12