Taylor Swift: In Her Own Words: Young Reader Edition - (In Their Own Words: Young Reader Edition) by Helena Hunt (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Get inside the head of one of the most influential musicians of our time, a pop music phenomenon turned titan of industry and cultural icon: Taylor Swift.

This collection of quotes has been carefully curated from Swift's numerous public statements--interviews, op-eds, social media posts, and more, specifically geared toward middle and high school readers. It's a comprehensive picture of her meteoric rise to the top, her ever-savvy business sense, and her increasingly outspoken perspective on the music world and beyond. This edition includes educational materials and resources for lesson plans designed to provoke discussion and thought for readers in grades 7-12 about Taylor Swift's ideas.

Swift's catchy, chart-topping songs have propelled her to become one of the bestselling musicians of all time. But in the nearly 20 years she's been making music, she has also amassed enough power to buck the norms of an industry notorious for controlling the images of its often very young female artists.

Her latest, unprecedented record deal gives her ownership of all her master records, the ability to dictate the terms of her albums' streaming releases in order to maximize her profits, and a requirement that her label share proceeds from the sale of its stake in Spotify with its musicians. She has championed the rights of artists to earn fair royalties, and more recently, she has inspired tens of thousands of fans to register to vote.

Swift's achievements have earned her spots on both Forbes's Most Powerful Women and Time's 100 Most Influential People lists. Now, for the first time, young readers find her most inspirational, thought-provoking quotes in one place.

Special educational materials for classrooms are available from Agate Publishing.

Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR AGATE B2'S NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES, IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

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"[Impatient Optimist] is like eating salted peanuts: Once you start reading, it's hard to stop."--Anne Fisher, CNN Money

"A new book revealing many of Steve Jobs' most illuminating quotes..."--Lance Whitney, CNET

"A 160-page collection of quotes from the most iconic product pitchman since P.T. Barnum."--Ben Popper, The New York Observer BetaBeat blog

"A much better Jobs product is coming soon. It'll entertain you for hours, and no--it is not a Jobs-branded iPad or anything similarly high-tech. It is, friends, an old-fashioned book!"--Hillary Reinsberg, Mogulite

"Inspirational reading pleasure."--Courtney Boyd Myers, The Next Web

"The kind of book that you read, think about, and then pass on to a friend or colleague...I learned a lot about Jobs' thinking process."--Allen Stern, CenterNetworks

"[Boy Billionaire] reveals the intimate thoughts and beliefs of the man who has arguably created one of the world's largest companies...and who is also one of the world's greatest social connectors."--Strategy Driven

"A short work to be dipped into for nuggets of business (or law firm) wisdom..."--Michael Roach, Law Technology News

About the Author

Helena Hunt is an editor living in Chicago, IL.