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Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a Black ballerina on a magazine cover for the first...
3) Astonish me
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
253 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the passionate, political world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a ballerina whose life has been shaped by her relationship with the world-famous dancer Arslan Ruskov, whom she helps defect from the Soviet Union...
Author
Language
English
Description
"An incisive exploration of ballet's role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet. Ballet is an art full of hyper-feminine trappings, but beneath the ornate costumes and exaggerated stage makeup, traits like thinness, stoicism, and submission are valued above all else. Journalist Alice Robb spent years immersed in that universe as...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Dare Me meets Black Swan and Luckiest Girl Alive in a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a trio of ballerinas who meet as students at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Fourteen years ago, Delphine abandoned her prestigious soloist spot at the Paris Opera Ballet for a new life in St. Petersburg--taking with her a secret that could upend the lives of her best friends, fellow dancers Lindsay and Margaux. Now 36 years old, Delphine has returned...
9) Sparrow
Author
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
367 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A talented young ballerina, raised to believe in the virtue of silence by her long-dead mother, struggles to find the courage to ask for help in the aftermath of a devastating assault.
10) Today's ballet
Author
Series
Publisher
An imprint of Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's a dance, dance, evolution! Get to know the plie, arabesque, and other basic steps, and see how ballet has changed over the years. From Anna Pavlova to Mikhail Baryshnikov to Misty Copeland, discover the dancers who added their signature style to this graceful dance form. Go behind the curtain to see what it takes to become a prima ballerina and how a performance comes together"--
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
True story of five little girls with cerebral palsy or other physical disabilities who were determined to become ballerinas.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.
14) Tiny dancer
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
257 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Siena Cherson Siegel dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet.. Siena has worked hard her whole life to be a professional ballet dancer, then makes the difficult decision to quit dancing and tries to figure out what comes next. But what do you do when you have spent your entire life working toward a goal, having that shape your identity, and then decide it's...
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Introduces new words in English and Spanish to young readers that tie in with Mexican American ballerina Evelyn Cisneros. Includes a brief summary of Cisnero's life on the back cover.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When she was only five years old, her parents took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Raven perched on her crushed velvet seat, heard the tympani, and cried with delight even before the curtain lifted. From that moment on, her passion for dance only grew stronger. No black ballerina had ever danced with a major American touring troupe before. Raven would be the first. All Raven Wilkinson wanted to do was dance. On Raven's ninth birthday,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lord Lysander Blackstone, the Duke of Montcroix, has only one interest: increasing his considerable fortune. After a series of betrayals, he keeps his emotions buried deep. Money, after all, can’t break a man’s heart—or make promises it can’t keep. But when his reputation for being heartless jeopardizes a new business deal, he finds himself seeking a most unusual—and alluring—solution... After refusing to become a wealthy patron’s mistress,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a young girl in Cuba, Alicia Alonso practiced ballet in tennis shoes. Within a few years, she was in New York City, with a promising ballet career. But her eyesight began to fail. When Alicia needed surgeries to save her vision, dancing was impossible, but she wouldn't give up her dream. She found the strength and determination to return to the stage and become a prima ballerina. This is the true story of a woman who overcame her challenges, mastered...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet....
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