Lyon, Lea

Summary: Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LYO

Faruqi, Reem

Summary: Now that she is ten, Lailah is delighted that she can fast during the month of Ramadan like her family and her friends in Abu Dhabi, but finding a way to explain to her teacher and classmates in Atlanta is a challenge until she gets some good advice from the librarian, Mrs. Carman.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FAR

Lean, Yung

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP YUN