Lisa Lopes: The Life of a Supernova

By Nancy E. Krulik

Book Overview

"Dreams are hopeless aspirations, inhopes of coming true, believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you."-- "Waterfalls"Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas came together in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 1990s to form TLC, a group that blended hip-hop, dance, and R&B music so successfully that it went on to be one of the bestselling female groups of all time.This is the story of how Lisa Lopes, the self-proclaimed "crazy" member of TLC, rose above her difficult childhood to attain superstardom. With her funky raps and her vivacious personality, Lisa pursued her dreams and became known as the most energetic member of TLC, who went on to pave the way for many female groups that followed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689856903
• ISBN13: 9780689856907
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.5" x 4.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

In loving memory of a supernova

I ordered two books recently, one being Aaliyah: an R & B princess in words and pictures and the other Lisa Lopes: The life of a supernova. I have to say that the latter surpasses the first. While Aaliyah's biography by Kelly Kenyatta was somewhat childish and too fairy-tale-like, Lisa's, on the other hand, is a superb and brilliant tribute to the talented artist and beautiful person she was. Unlike Kelly Kenyatta, who seems to pretend that Aaliyah was absolutely perfect, Nancy Krulik does not try to hide Lisa's weaknesses from the reader. We all knew she made several mistakes in her life, like burning down her boyfriend's mansion, and that she had drinking problems. But all this didn't make her a less good and caring person. In spite of her crazy side, feuds with the other TLC members and all, we truely feel that Lisa was searching for inner peace. Sadly, before she passed away, she seemed to had found it. RIP, Left Eye.

Great

this book was great i loved it i saw a coment of someone who didn't like the book u have no respect for left eye! please bye this book the other guy was just a jerk i would love to see him right a better book on lisa i give it five stares