Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a composer, writer, and actor. If you don't know his name, you know his music He burst onto the national scene with his Broadway hit Hamilton, a hip-hop musical. This was just one of Miranda's many cultural contributions to the music, movie, and theater scenes. He has also worked hard to aid relief efforts in Puerto Rico, his parents' birthplace, and to bring attention to an array of social justice issues. Readers will find this biography, with colorful photographs and a timeline of events, both appealing and inspiring.