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The magic spell / by Bussell, Darcey.;
Reading level : ages 7-10
Subjects: Ballerinas; Magic;
© c2009., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Angelina Ballerina loves the library / by Holabird, Katharine.; Craig, Helen.; Deas, Mike,1982-;
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Subjects: Angelina Ballerina (Fictitious character); Mice; Libraries; Books and reading;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Angelina Ballerina and the art fair / by Holabird, Katharine.; Craig, Helen.; Deas, Mike,1982-;
Angelina and her cousin Henry are excited to participate in Chipping Cheddar's annual art fair, but when Henry's painting comes out less than picture perfect, Angelina does what she can to help him fix it.LSC
Subjects: Angelina Ballerina (Fictitious character); Mice; Cousins; Painting; Sculpture; Art fairs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Angelina Ballerina and the tea party / by Holabird, Katharine.; Deas, Mike,1982-; Craig, Helen.;
Angelina plans a tea party for her friends.LSC
Subjects: Angelina Ballerina (Fictitious character); Mice; Dancers; Ballerinas; Tea;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Barbie you can be a ballerina ; Barbie you can be a gymnast / by Depken, Kristen L.; Amatti, Susanna.; Mattel, Inc.;
Featuring two leveled, career-themed readers in one volume, this deluxe Step Into Reading book follows Barbie as she learns to be a gymnast and then as she trains to become a ballerina.
Subjects: Upside-down books.; Readers (Publications); Barbie (Fictitious character); Ballerinas; Gymnasts; Occupations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Ballewiena / by Bender, Rebecca,1980-;
Dotty the dachshund has dreams of being a ballerina.LSC
Subjects: Dachshunds; Ballerinas;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nocturne : a novel / by Wees, Alyssa,author.;
"In this haunting, lyrical fantasy set in 1930s Chicago, a talented ballerina finds herself torn between her dreams and her desires when she's pursued by a secretive patron who may be more than he seems. Grace Dragotta has always wanted to be a ballerina, ever since she first peeped through the windows of the Near North Ballet Company. So when Grace is orphaned, she chooses the ballet as her home, imagining herself forever ensconced in a transcendent world of light and beauty so different from her poor, immigrant upbringing. Years later, Grace has become the company's new prima ballerina--though achieving her long-held dream is not the triumph she once envisioned. Time and familiarity have tarnished that shining vision, and her new position means the loss of her best friend in the world. Then she attracts the attention of the enigmatic Master La Rosa as her personal patron, and realizes the world is not as small or constricted as she had come to fear. Who is her mysterious patron, and what does he want from her? As Grace begins to unlock the Master's secrets, she discovers that there is beauty in darkness as well as light, and realizes there may be another way entirely to acheive the transcendence she has always sought"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Ballerinas; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Goodnight dance / by Jones, Christianne C.; Aghniya, Husna.;
From the first plié to the final curtain call, Goodnight Dance follows a young girl as she says goodnight to her favorite pastime. With rhyming text and colorful imagery, author Christianne Jones captures the excitement of the theater and the beauty of the ballerinas onstage. This Sports Illustrated Kids board book will have dance fans everywhere cheering for bedtime!
Subjects: Board books.; Stories in rhyme.; Girls; Ballet; Ballerinas;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Don't think, dear : on loving & leaving ballet / by Robb, Alice,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An incisive exploration of ballet's role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet. Ballet is an art full of hyper-feminine trappings, but beneath the ornate costumes and exaggerated stage makeup, traits like thinness, stoicism, and submission are valued above all else. Journalist Alice Robb spent years immersed in that universe as a child, but as an adult, she couldn't shake the feeling that the same laws that governed the dance world still applied in the regular one. Certain bodies hold more value than others, and men oftentimes hold the most power of all. Pain is best left concealed, along with sexuality, in all of its messiness. Obedience and conformity are rewarded, while standing out comes at a cost. Profound, nuanced, and obsessively researched, Don't Think, Dear, is Robb's excavation of her adolescent years as a dancer, and an exploration of how those days informed her life for years to come. As she grapples with the pressure she faced as a student at the storied School of American Ballet, she explores the fates of her former classmates as well. From sweet and shy Emily--whose body was deemed "thin enough" only when she was too ill to eat--to the precocious and talented Meiying--who despite her success, had to contend with the fact that she was the only Vietnamese-American in the school. Altogether, their stories are ones of heartbreak and resilience, of reinvention and regret. Along the way, Robb weaves in the myths of famous ballerinas past and present, from the groundbreaking Misty Copeland, to the controversial George Balanchine. Ballet does not exist in a vacuum, it is a laboratory of womanhood, a test-tube world in which traditional femininity is exaggerated. By exploring the psyche of a dancer, Don't Think, Dear grapples with the contradictions and challenges of being a woman today. It's also a story about chasing your dreams, however complicated, and learning when to let them go"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Robb, Alice.; School of American Ballet; Ballerinas; Ballerinas; Ballet;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wind at my back : resilience, grace, and other gifts from my mentor, Raven Wilkinson / by Copeland, Misty,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor, Raven Wilkinson, who had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the all-white ballet world when she fought to be taken seriously as a black ballerina in the 1950s and 60s. A trailblazer in the world of ballet decades before Misty's time, Raven faced overt and casual racism, hostile crowds, and death threats for having the audacity to dance ballet. The Wind at My Back tells the story of two unapologetically Black ballerinas, their friendship, and how they changed each other--and the dance world--forever. Misty Copeland shares her own struggles with racism and exclusion in her pursuit of this dream career and honors the women like Raven who paved the way for her but whose contributions have gone unheralded. She celebrates the connection she made with Raven, the only teacher who could truly understand the obstacles she faced, beyond the technical or artistic demands. A beautiful and wise memoir of intergenerational friendship and the impressive journeys of two remarkable women, The Wind at My Back captures the importance of mentorship, of shared history, and of respecting the past to ensure a stronger future"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Copeland, Misty.; Wilkinson, Raven.; African American ballerinas; African American ballerinas; Ballerinas; Ballet dancers; Ballet; Mentoring in the arts; Racism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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