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Tupac Shakur (They Died Too Young)
A young-adult nonfiction title by Heather Forkos in Chelsea House's "They Died Too Young" series, published in 2000: Tupac's life and early death in 48 pages.
- Author
- Heather Forkos
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers, Philadelphia
- Series
- They Died Too Young
- Published
- 2000
- Length
- 48 pages, with bibliography, discography, filmography and index
- ISBN
- 0-7910-5859-X
- Language
- English; no German edition known
Philadelphia-based Chelsea House publishes nonfiction mainly for schools and libraries. The series title, “They Died Too Young”, says it all: short portraits of well-known people who died early. The volume on Tupac was written by Heather Forkos.
About the book
What it covers
The catalog record sums it up in one line: the book describes the life and early death of the rapper and actor Tupac Shakur. In 48 pages it can only be an overview. The discography, filmography and reading list at the back make it handy for a school report and show that the music and the films both get their due.
Assessment
A young-adult nonfiction book for school libraries, brief, factual and written for younger readers. It offers nothing new and reflects the state of knowledge in 2000, before all later investigations and the 2026 trial. Fine for a first overview; for fans it is mainly a collector’s item. 2001 is sometimes given as the year; catalogs show it came out in 2000.
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