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By Jim Gigliotti MIRANDA LAMBERT MIRANDA Miranda Lambert is one of the most popular country artists of our time. Just who is she? Look inside to learn how Miranda made it to the top of the music charts. Gigliotti Luke Bryan Blake Shelton Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood by Jim Gigliotti [Intentionally Left Blank] by Jim Gigliotti Consultant: Starshine Roshell Music and Entertainment Journalist Santa Barbara, California Credits Cover, © John Salangsang/Invision/AP Photo; 4, © AdMedia Inc./Sipa USA/Newscom; 5, © Nicolas Khayat/ ABACAUSA/Newscom; 6, Courtesy Seth Poppel Yearbook Library; 7, © Jason Moore/Zuma Press/Newscom; 8, Courtesy Seth Poppel Yearbook Library; 9, © Andre Jenny Stockconnection Worldwide/Newscom; 10, Courtesy Ken Carter; 11, © Tdovelaux816/Dreamstime; 12, © Jason Moore/Zuma Press/Newscom; 13, © Courtesy Nashville Star Press; 14, © Harrison McClary/Reuters/Newscom; 15, © Jason Moore/Zuma Press/Newscom; 16, © Featureflash/Dreamstime; 17, © Chris Pizzello/AP Photo; 18, © Michael Turner/Dreamstime; 19, © Krista Kennell/ABACA USA/Newscom; 20, Courtesy MadeFirst; 21, © MJT/AdMedia/Newscom; 22, © Jason Moore/ Zuma Press/Newscom; 23, © Andrey Kuzmin/Dreamstime. Publisher: Kenn Goin Creative Director: Spencer Brinker Production and Photo Research: Shoreline Publishing Group LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gigliotti, Jim, author. | Roshell, Starshine. Title: Miranda Lambert / by Jim Gigliotti ; consultant: Starshine Roshell. Description: New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, [2019] | Series: Amazing Americans: Country music stars | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018014541 (print) | LCCN 2018016770 (ebook) | ISBN 9781684027309 (ebook) | ISBN 9781684026845 (library) Subjects: LCSH: Lambert, Miranda, 1983—Juvenile literature. | Country musicians—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC ML3930.L145 (ebook) | LCC ML3930.L145 G55 2019 (print) | DDC 782.421642092 [B] —dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018014541 Copyright © 2019 Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. For more information, write to Bearport Publishing Company, Inc., 45 West 21st Street, Suite 3B, New York, New York 10010. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS On Fire! . 4 Texas Girl . 6 Out of Her Shell . 8 True to Herself . 10 First Contract . 12 Top of the Charts . 14 Songwriter . 16 Animal Lover . 18 Country Superstar! . 20 Timeline . 22 Glossary . 23 Index . 24 Read More . 24 Learn More Online . 24 About the Author . 24 On Fire! In 2005, Miranda Lambert sang her hit song “Kerosene” at a big awards show. As she performed, a wall of flames shot up behind her. The crowd went wild. If country fans hadn’t known Miranda before, they knew her now! Miranda also sang with country star Blake Shelton at the 2005 show. 4 The 2005 show was the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. The show is held each year to honor country music stars. 5 Texas Girl Miranda Leigh Lambert was born in Longview, Texas, on November 10, 1983. Miranda, her parents, and her brother, Luke, loved music. The family often went to country music shows in Nashville, Tennessee. At home, they liked to sit on the porch as Miranda’s father played the guitar. Miranda in sixth grade 6 In 2017, Miranda sang at the same country show she had gone to as a kid. Miranda’s dad bought her a guitar when she was ten years old. 7 Index Academy of Country Country Music Nashville 6, 10–11, 15, 21 Music 20–21, 22 Association 5, 22 Nashville Star 12–13, 22 albums 11, 14, 16–17, 22 Grammy Award 15 Pistol Annies 14 Billboard magazine 14 Hurricane Harvey 18 Shelton, Blake 4, 16, 22 childhood 6–7, 8–9 “Kerosene” 4, 22 Sony Music 12 Read More Franke, Aife. Miranda Lambert Tieck, Sarah. Miranda Lambert: (Country Music Stars). New York: Country Music Star (Big Buddy Gareth Stevens (2011). Biographies). Edina, MN: ABDO (2012). Learn More Online To learn more about Miranda Lambert, visit www.bearportpublishing.com/AmazingAmericans About the Author Jim Gigliotti is a former editor at the National Football League. He now writes books on a variety of topics for young readers. 24 [Intentionally Left Blank] MIRANDA LAMBERT MIRANDA Miranda Lambert is one of the most popular country artists of our time. Just who is she? Look inside to learn how Miranda made it to the top of the music charts. Gigliotti Luke Bryan Blake Shelton Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood by Jim Gigliotti.
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