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1) Black swans
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 960L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover the stories of six Black ballet dancers, past and present, who dared to follow their dreams and lead the way for others!
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, color photographs ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet-the gritty, hilarious, sometimes shocking truth you don't see from the orchestra circle"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
240 pages cm
Language
English
Description
"The memoir of a stateless man who grew up in a refugee camp in Syria and overcame family opposition, the horrors of war, and death threats to achieve his dream of becoming an international ballet star"--
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
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
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In graphic format, the author shares her story of how, after being diagnosed with flat feet, she decided to take ballet classes at the age of six and was accepted to the School of American Ballet when she was eleven.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Ballerinas are young when they first dream of dance. Siena was six--and her dreams kept skipping and leaping, circling and spinning, from airy runs along a beach near her home in Puerto Rico, to dance classes at the School of American Ballet, to her debut performance on stage with the New York City Ballet while working with ballet legend George Balanchine. Part family history, part backstage drama, this beautifully updated graphic memoir--which features...
Author
Series
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the African-American dancer, describing her childhood, her ballet training, and her work with the American Ballet Theatre.
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