Ella : a novel / Diane Richards.
When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald's mother dies at the height of the Depression in 1932, the teenager goes to work for the mob to support herself and her family. When the law finally catches up, the "ungovernable" adolescent is incarcerated in the New York Training School for Girls in upstate New York--a wicked prison infamous for its harsh treatment of inmates, especially Black ones. Determined to be free, Ella escapes and makes her way back to Harlem, where she is forced to dance for pennies on the street. Looking for a break into show business, Ella draws straws to appear at the Apollo Theater's Amateur Night on November 21, 1934. Rather than perform a dance routine directly after "The World Famous Edwards Sisters" number, the homeless Ella, wearing men's galoshes a size too big, risks everything when she decides to sing Judy instead. Four years later, at barely twenty-one, Ella Fitzgerald has become the bestselling female vocalist in America.
Record details
- ISBN: 0063338653
- ISBN: 9780063338654
- Physical Description: 372 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First editon.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
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| Subject: | Fitzgerald, Ella > Fiction. African American singers > Fiction. African American women > Fiction. Depressions > 1929 > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 29 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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- 1 current hold with 36 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Ric (Text) | 30308101354034 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F RICHARDS (Text) | 39493110111970 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F RICHA (Text) | 34208900217646 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 11/12/2024 |
| Benhaven Public Library | F Ric (Text) | 33630005384743 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F RIC (Text) | 0020660296698 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | F RICHARDS (Text) | 31781068921913 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F RICHARDS (Text) | 31781068921939 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F RICHARDS (Text) | 31781068921921 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112523762825 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112524275556 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112524276216 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 10/19/2024 |
| Franklinton Branch | F/Richards (Text) | 72350000122039 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 11/04/2024 |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC RIC (Text) | 31420621477473 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F RIC (Text) | 900005000249988 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Greene County Public Library | RICHARDS (Text) | 39149003482239 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F RIC (Text) | 34621991253058 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Harold D. Cooley Library | F RIC (Text) | 20100000024802 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 10/28/2024 |
| Henderson Main Branch | RIC (Text) | 33258010389848 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Hoke County Public Library | FIC RICHARDS (Text) | 28198050034602 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | RICHARDS (Text) | 39149003478492 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 11/09/2024 |
| Lewisville Branch | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112523762834 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112524265549 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112509595347 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112509595370 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Marianna Black Library | F RICHARDS (Text) | 39493109224537 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Marion Library | FIC RIC (Text) | 37810435817431 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | FIC RIC (Text) | 30229101343043 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112523762843 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | FIC Richards (Text) | 38955500134862 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | ROC1730177 (Text) | ROC1730177 | Adult New Fiction | In process | - |
| Southside Branch | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112524193573 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Southside Branch | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112524193582 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | F RICHARDS (Text) | 33114018852061 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC RICHARDS (Text) | 36015000456182 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Walkertown Branch | FIC Richards, Diane (Text) | 0112523745104 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 11/12/2024 |
| Whitakers Public Library | FIC Richards (Text) | 37807000043961 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
