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Abbott, Megan E.

Summary: "With their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, Dara and Marie Durant have been dancers since they can remember. Growing up, they were homeschooled and trained by their glamorous mother, founder of the Durant School of Dance. After their parents' death in a tragic car accident nearly a dozen years ago, the sisters began running the school together, along with Charlie, Dara's husband...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC ABB

Depken, Kristen L.

Summary: "Join Kristyn as she travels to a magical ballet world"--P. [4] of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013

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Shea, Bob

Summary: Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to outdo one another while putting on show for their grandmother.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE BAL

Brown, Monica

Summary: "A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together ... and learn they have more in common than they thought"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BRO

Peschke, M. (Marci)

Summary: Kylie Jean Carter gets a part in the local ballet recital of Swan Lake, but when the boy dancing the part of the prince breaks his ankle the show will have to be cancelled--unless she can persuade her brother to try out.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PES

Beck, Robert (Robert John)

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: Désirée Rabbit dreams of being a famous ballet dancer in her hometown of Paris, France, but is continually told there are no bunnies in the ballet, yet after taking classes she wins over her classmates and has a chance to shine.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2014

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Gurevich, Margaret

Summary: After years of ballet Jada feels she is ready to go "on pointe," but the whole process is a lot more complicated then she ever realized: from being measured and fitted for the shoes, to tying the laces correctly she still has a lot to learn, and that is before she actually tries to walk in pointe shoes, which seems to uses muscles she was barely aware of--for the first time Jada finds that...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE GUR

Maddox, Jake.

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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MAD

Martin, Ann M.

Summary: Feeling isolated as the only African American in her sixth grade class, Jessi gains a sense of belonging by participating in the Baby-sitters Club, learning sign language in order to communicate with a deaf child, and dancing in a ballet.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021

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Dempsey, Kristy.

Summary: A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Dempsey 2014

Doerrfeld, Cori

Summary: "Matilda is a bunny who lives with her mom, dad, and many, many siblings. Because she's the middle bunny, she always feels overlooked. Then one day, her mother enrolls Matilda in dance class, and she falls in love with ballet"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015

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Higgins, Ryan T.

Summary: When the geese ask him for assistance with getting new ballet gear, Bruce the ever-grumpy bear agrees to help his friends get ready to stretch their wings and follow their dream of dancing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2022

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Holabird, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOL

Singer, Marilyn.

Summary: Tallulah strives for perfection during ballet class and dreams of dancing a solo in the upcoming recital, but her little brother, Beckett, who misbehaves all during class, gets a better role than she does.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2012

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SIN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIN

Smith, Joy L.

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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMI

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMI

Wellington, Monica

Summary: "A young dancer writes a letter to a ballerina she admires"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E WEL

Whelan, Gloria.

Summary: In the months leading up to the August 1991 coup attempt that resulted in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, a young dancer with the Kirov Ballet struggles to decide whether to defect while on an upcoming trip to Paris.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC Whela

Holabird, Katharine

Summary: "Angelina and the other mouselings at Miss Lilly's Ballet School perform Cinderella on tour, battling homesickness and bad luck to ensure the show will go on"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOL

McClintock, Barbara.

Summary: A story that follows the everyday life of two girls, one a professional ballerina, the other a student, both of whom love ballet.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MCC

Miller, Tim.

Summary: A cow who wants to be a ballerina? Are you for real? This is a hilarious, one-of-a-kind friendship story between an adventurous cow and a very loyal duck that will have you quacking up all the way through and applauding for more.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MIL

Turk, Mariko

Summary: "An emotional story about a former ballerina who is thrust back into 'normal' high school after a life-changing injury, and who comes to terms with life without her passion as well as discrimination in the ballet world"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TUR

Yep, Laurence

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: Isabelle, who attends a performing arts school in Washington, D.C., with her older sister, Jade, has a passion for ballet dancing but lacks self-confidence.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Farley, Robin.

Summary: Mia the kitten is so excited about her first day of ballet class that she accidentally brings her big sister's tutu instead of her own.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010

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Holabird, Katharine

Summary: "Angelina and the other little dancers at Miss Lilly's Ballet School are going on a ballet tour, ... traveling to towns near Chipping Cheddar to perform. Angelina is excited but also nervous. Will she still dance her best when she isn't on her home stage? This charming chapter book with black-and-white illustrations is perfect for Angelina Ballerina fans beginning to read on their own or for...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023

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