Age
8+
Grade
3-6
Mary Boone
Akon
Library Binding
(Mitchell Lane Publishers July 10, 2007)
Aliaune Thiam s father was a famous drummer, and his mother was a well-known dancer. Those musical genes helped the boy become a performer in his own right but the road to stardom was not without twists and turns. At first, Thiam was a small-time criminal who sold test answers and marijuana. Soon he became more daring, stealing cars and selling them to drug dealers. By his early twenties, he was head of a national auto-theft operation. Eventually the law caught up with him and he spent three years in prison. That time behind bars gave him a chance to think about his life and turn it around. Now known as Akon, the former car thief has changed his ways to become one of the world s most popular and controversial R&B artists. He s got his own record label and clothing lines, and he s breaking into movies and television. But no matter how big he gets, Akon says he ll never take his blessings for granted.
- Series
- Blue Banner Biographies
- ISBN
- 1584156309 / 9781584156307
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 7.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 0.2 in.
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