Andelfinger, Nicole
Summary: "It's Elizabeth's turn in the spotlight! But does Jessica deserve it more? Jessica knows she's the better dancer--even their teacher seriously favors Elizabeth! No matter how perfectly Jessica dances, no one noticed. Could her sister really get the starring instead of her? With Jessica's attitude rapidly souring, what happens when Elizabeth realizes that her sister might actually be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC SWEBrown, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BROCopeland, Misty.
Summary: American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Copeland 2014Newman, Lesléa.
Summary: Young Selena, who would rather twirl than walk, begins to study ballet and, after years of practice and a great deal of encouragement from Miss Tutu, finally makes her stage debut.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEWShea, Bob
Summary: Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to outdo one another while putting on show for their grandmother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE BALOtheguy, Emma
Summary: Sofaia Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the UnitedStates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC OTHBeck, Robert (Robert John)
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECAbbott, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC ABBDepken, Kristen L.
Summary: "Join Kristyn as she travels to a magical ballet world"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PESMartin, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Summary: "A young dancer writes a letter to a ballerina she admires"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E WELDempsey, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Dempsey 2014Doerrfeld, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2022
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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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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLSinger, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SINHolabird, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024
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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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J AG YEPFarley, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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2 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FARHolabird, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE HOLGurevich, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE GURMaddox, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014