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A biography of legendary jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald, that chronicles her troubled childhood in Harlem, and the events that catapulted her to fame.Tags
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I really enjoyed this book. I thought that it was well written and researched. It was well organized and easy to follow for those who may not know much about jazz or the history of jazz. Though there weren't a lot of pictures, they helped to put a face on the many famous jazz artists that came up in the book. I also enjoyed reading about Ella's manager who fought to get her and her band mates to be treated fairly, whether they were in the South or abroad. I would definitely try another biography in this series.
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Tanya Lee Stone studied English at Oberlin College and was an editor of children's nonfiction for many years. She also has a Masters Degree. She teaches writing at Champlain College. After many years as an editor. Tanya moved to Vermont and returned to writing. This award-winning author has written titles that include the young adult novel, A Bad show more Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald , picture books Elizabeth Leads the Way, Sandy's Circus, and Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? She has also written narrative nonfiction with her titles: Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, and The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie. In 2014 her title, Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald
- People/Characters
- Ella Fitzgerald; Dizzy Gillespie; Norman Granz; Babe Ruth; Frank Sinatra; Mel Torme (show all 21); Chick Webb; Bill Gates; Elvis Presley; Frank Lloyd Wright; Harper Lee; Jane Goodall; John Steinbeck; Johnny Cash; Oprah Winfrey; Rachel Carson; Robert F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; Theodore Roosevelt; Thurgood Marshall; W. E. B. Du Bois
- Important places
- Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, New York, USA; The Harlem Opera House; Monte Carlo Club
- Important events
- Harlem Renaissance; Jazz Age
- Quotations
- "When she walks down the street, she leaves notes."
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Tween, Teen
- DDC/MDS
- 782.42165092 — Arts & recreation Music Vocal music Secular forms of vocal music Songs General principles and musical forms Traditions of secular songs {genres} Jazz songs
- LCC
- ML3930 .F5 .S76 — Music Literature on music Literature on music Literature for children
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.75)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
