most students didn't think country music was cool and a few of them made fun of her cowboy boots but even though people weren't always there for her music [Music] was hi everyone welcome to the reading Den with Shen and I am Shen today I'm going to read with you and your family a wonderful biography about the famous singer and songwriter Taylor Swift and I'd like to give a special shout out to Barbara from Nashville Tennessee wow on a farm in Pennsylvania surrounded by Christmas trees lived a girl named Taylor she believed in unicorns and fairy tales but most of all she believed in the power of songs to tell stories and Chang the world her grandmother was an opera singer and her parents were also music lovers one day her mom and dad took her to a country music concert Taylor was moved by the sound and the way the artist shared her feelings through her songs I love country soon she was dragging her parents to county fairs festivals and karaoke contests jumping on stage to sing whenever she had a chance she also took singing and acting lessons and enjoyed performing in local musical yet school was a lonely place for Taylor most students didn't think country music was cool and a few of them made fun of her cowboy boots but even though people weren't always there for her music was and she kept pursuing her dream Taylor was 11 when she sang and recordered cover versions of her most beloved songs pouring her heart into every tune she took her demo to Nashville the home of country music there she realized that to stand out she needed to find her own voice back home tayor learned to play the guitar and began writing songs inspired by her own life the first was called lucky you it was about a little girl with a big heart soon her head was full of more Rhymes Melodies and lyrics after being spotted at one of her gigs Taylor recorded her first album for a record label she became the youngest person ever to write and perform a number one country song it was honest smart and funny everybody loved it by her 20th birthday she had released her second album Fearless it won her four Grammys the most prestigious Music Awards Taylor's parents were so proud her journey to becoming a mega Star had just begun Taylor continued to grow up alongside her fans she loved to include hidden messages for them in her lyrics and music videos before the release of her fifth album 1989 she invited groups of 89 of them to listen to it and eat cookies at her house but living in the spotlight can be tough there was always someone ready to criticize her no matter what she did it took time for Taylor to learn that the only approval she needed was her own and once she did she stood up stronger than ever reputation she made pop rock electronic and folk music yet she also found time to tour the world direct her own music videos speak up for what she believed in and care for Meredith gray Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button her cats almost 20 years after writing her first song Taylor Made history as the first artist to hold all top 10 spots on the biggest US music chart but while her list of records and awards kept growing being a kind person was still her main goal and Taylor the little girl who believed in fairy tales keeps achieving even her Wildest Dreams she is one of the greatest artists of her generation and a friend to millions of fans who feel her music tells the story of their own lives the end I love this story was very inspirational to find out about other fabulous books please subscribe this is the reading Den with Shen I'm Shen I'll see you all soon again bye everyone [Music]