Summary: "Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a prestigious performing arts school, but her classmates are so talented--and she can't help feeling that she's always in the shadow of her 'perfect' older sister, Jade. So when her idol, a famous ballerina, encourages her to audition for a professional ballet, Isabelle isn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Before the "accident" Genie was an aspiring ballerina, a star pupil at her exclusive New York dance school, now she is a bitter teenager, permanently confined to a wheelchair, shutting herself off from her friends, her beloved teacher, and even her mother; but at physical therapy she meets Kyle, a gymnast whose traumatic brain injury has landed him in therapy--and through their growing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMIWillems, Mo
Summary: Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR GREEN SPANISH WILMadden, Tobias
Summary: Luca's entire identity and future are entwined around dance until he loses his performing arts scholarship after a debilitating injury. Gutted and demoted to public school attendee, the only bright spots in his new future are two friends he quickly makes, but knowing that one is gorgeous, popular, and avowed heterosexual, Luca can't help feeling he is setting himself up for another heartbreak.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MADHolabird, Katharine
Summary: No dream is too big or to small... especially for Angelina! Join Angelina as she remembers her very first dreams of becoming a dancer. From dancing in her first ballet shoes to doing her first arabesque, to her biggest dream of all -- to one day becoming a prima ballerina!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOL (BASKET)Holabird, Katharine
Summary: When Angelina accidentally embarrasses herself in ballet class after being off for summer break, she isn't so enthusiastic about returning to ballet school, but with encouragement from family and friends, Angelina learns that making mistakes shouldn't stop her from doing what she loves most: dancing!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOL (BASKET)Summary: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Follow the adventures of this enthusiastic, optimistic sponge whose good intentions inevitably lead him and his friends into trouble.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Mag, Call number: DVD JUV SPOSummary: Michael Jordan is "recruited" from his baseball team to help the Looney Tunes characters defeat a group of aliens in a basketball game where the stakes are their freedom for all time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. 2011
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Summary: In this celebration of individuality, John finds the courage to show others his talent for dancing during his school's Sharing Gifts time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARAmeyaw, Maya
Summary: "A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartbreaker and Tiny Pretty Things. Ballet is Aisha's life. So when she's denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn't "look" the part, she knows something has to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AMEChhibber, Preeti
Summary: "A group of new teachers arrives at Avengers Assembly, and not everyone is who they seem! Kamala, Doreen, and Miles are back at Avengers Assembly for a new semester! When Captain Marvel announces she's adding staff to the school, the students aren't sure who could possibly join--but it looks like Cap went above and beyond, and the school is full of new teachers! With all these new teachers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Summary: Sarah knows that she is the best dancer in her ballet class, and she is eager to show off at the upcoming recital--but when a new move proves unexpectedly difficult and she has to ask for help, her confidence is shaken.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood. The primordial power Laure gains promises...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHETorres, Vanessa L.
Summary: "In 1980s Minnesota, when auditions for a concert with Prince are announced, 16-year-old Rosa Dominguez, the daughter of a tyrant ballet master, is desperate to escape her pointe shoes and show everyone what she can do"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TORHolabird, Katharine
Summary: Angelina is so excited to perform at the Mouseland Dance Festival that she doesn't help her grandparents clean their boat, but she ruins her dance costume and wonders how she will be able to make the show with nothing to wear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023
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Summary: After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DAYSummary: Go nuts and bolts into eight adventures with Rusty's hilarious robotic helpers! Whether they're getting souped up with rockets to solve a mystery or geared up as police officers to save the day, Botasaur and the Bits put the fun into the mix!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV RUSSorell, Traci
Summary: Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SORSummary: Join Darby and her friends Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too, as they teach children about problem-solving, teamwork, and imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD FRISummary: Pig has promised to make pies for everyone, but he doesn't have enough letters to make them. Dog has a magical way to help Pig keep his promise - it's all about the letter S. Frog thinks that in order to build a big rocket he needs big, uppercase letters. But when he needs to rescue the Little Piggies in out space, he learns that r-o-c-k-e-t works as well. All the friends have a ball trying to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by NCircle Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD WSterling, Holly
Summary: Thomas wants to be a ballet kid! He and his friends meet at the dance studio to take lessons from Mr. Elliot, their ballet instructor. The children stand at the barre and practice their feet positions--first position, second position--as well how to plie and releve. And then it's time to saute, or jump! Finally, the ballet kids get to choose their costumes for the Winter Show where they are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEChhibber, Preeti
Summary: Kamala Khan, Miles Morales, Doreen Green, America Chavez, and other young Marvel heroes join forces to defeat . . . the academic decathlon? Welcome to the Avengers Institute!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHHSummary: Kickstart Season Two with Lincoln and Clyde on an epic sled-rescue-mission!Then catch up with Lola and Lana as they try out for the Bluebell Scouts, Lori and Leni as they fight over the same dress, and Lincoln and Clyde as they make the most of their spring break. Chaos continues when Lucy gets a makeover, a love letter arrives at the house, and the family schemes for some pizza! And for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV LOUYee, Lisa
Summary: After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisfy his academically demanding father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 2005