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Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Teen dance prodigy, breakout Dance Moms star, and judge on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation presents her uplifting coming-of-age memoir about following her dreams and working hard to achieve success in both the dance world and in life. Maddie Ziegler had hoped to become a star--she just didn't know how soon that day would come. At just eight years old, she was cast on Lifetime's hit reality show Dance Moms and quickly won the hearts...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A sensitive study of a woman choreographing her own recovery."—Kirkus
One Wrong Step Could Send Her Over the Edge
All Penny has ever wanted to do is dance—and when that chance is taken from her, it pushes her to the brink of despair, from which she might never return. When she wakes up after a traumatic fall, bruised and battered but miraculously alive, Penny must confront the memories that have haunted her for
...Author
Publisher
Touchstone Books, published by Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and career of the professional ballerina, covering from when she began dance classes at age thirteen in an after-school community center through becoming the only African American soloist dancing with the American Ballet Theatre.
11) Swing time
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from North West London to West Africa, from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers--but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life. The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose a little more weight, perhaps she would make the soloists' list. Perhaps if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. Perhaps if she just ran...
Author
Series
Ballet sisters volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sylvie gets to attend ballet school, just like her big sister.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory that capture the movement, flow, energy, and grace of many of the most accomplished dancers in the world. Featured are more than 70 dancers from companies including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Martha Graham Dance Company, Boston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and many more. Accompanying the photographs are intimate and...
17) Ballet
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Learn about popular dancing styles, including the history, basic moves, and more"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks, and imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Abigail O'Hurley Rockwell's husband was a racing car legend, winning championships with a fearless skill and speed that claimed his life in a tragic and--some would say--reckless crash. Heartbroken, Abby wants nothing more than to raise her two sons in peace, but journalist Dylan Crosby is penning a book about her infamous husband's life, determined to expose the man's hidden past. But Abby is not a spoiled trophy wife Dylan can easily charm. She...
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