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Dance! dance! underpants!
by Bob Shea
Ballet Cat and her friend Butter Bear have practiced a dance to perform for an audience, but Butter Bear will need a lot of encouragement to try the super high leaps.
Call Number: E SHEA, BOB
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Ella Bella ballerina and Swan Lake
by James Mayhew
After finishing her ballet class, Ella Bella listens to music from Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan lake ballet and is magically transported into the story where the ballet takes place. She meets all the story's characters and she watches as the legendary tale unfolds before her very eyes..
Call Number: E MAYHEW, JAMES
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I want to be a ballerina
by Anna Membrino
Wanting to become a ballerina just like her big sister, little Mia discovers that donning a pretty dancing outfit is only the beginning of an effort that becomes fraught with mishaps and self-doubt before Mia realizes that spending time with her sister is the best reward of all.
Call Number: E MEMBRINO, ANNA
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Little Lola saves the show
by Julie Saab
Wanting to be part of what she knows will be an exciting ballet performance, an adventurous kitten tries on costumes and stages a beautiful dance before stumbling into another ballerina and triggering chaos in ways that require considerable effort to save the show.
Call Number: E SAAB, JULIE
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Ballerina dreams : from orphan to dancer
by Michaela DePrince
A skill-building introduction to the life of the principal dancer from the Dance Theatre of Harlem describes her early years as an orphan in Sierra Leone, her adoption by an American family, the photograph that inspired her dreams and her rise to becoming one of the world's most accomplished ballerinas.
Call Number: JB DEPRINCE, MICHAELA
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Ballet academy
by Lorrie Mack
Dreaming of becoming a professional ballerina, Lucy aspires to gain acceptance into an exclusive ballet academy where she hopes to work with teachers and fellow dancers before dancing at the side of her idol in a production of The Nutcracker.
Call Number: JF MACK, LORRIE
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Lola Levine and the ballet scheme
by Monica Brown
Lola Levine #3
A conclusion to the popular trilogy that includes Lola Levine: Drama Queen finds second-grader Lola clashing with Bella, a ballet-loving, annoyingly pink-clad newcomer, before learning that ballet is every bit as challenging as soccer.
Call Number: JF BROWN, MONICA
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Plum fantastic
by Whoopi Goldberg
Although she does not want to be a ballerina, Alexandrea's mother enrolls her at the Nutcracker Ballet School where she is chosen for the starring role in the school recital even though she is a terrible dancer, gets stage fright, and needs encouragement from her classmates to make it through the first show.
Call Number: JF GOLDBERG, WHOOPI
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When I grow up : Misty Copeland
by Lexi Ryals
Misty Copeland is one of the most famous dancers in the world. But before she was dancing for millions of fans, Misty was just a young girl who loved ballet, even though she didn't look like the typical ballerina. Learn how she made it all the way to the top in this exciting level 3 biography!
Call Number: JB COPELAND, MISTY
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Bunheads
by Sophie Flack
Juggling intense rehearsals, demanding performances and complicated backstage rivalries as a member of the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company, 19-year-old dancer Hannah Ward finds her priorities changing when she falls in love with handsome guitar player Jacob.
Call Number: TEEN FLACK, SOPHIE
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Life in motion : an unlikely ballerina
by Misty Copeland
The first female African American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history recounts her road to stardom, from her first ballet class to her rise through the professional ranks while dealing with a challenging home life.
Call Number: OVERDRIVE
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Swan
by Kyōko Ariyoshi
Swan #1
Masumi, from rural Japan, wants more than anything to be a prima ballerina, and although her training lags behind others in many competitions, her inner strength and poise will help her overcome those challenges facing a hopeful dancer.
Call Number: MANGA ARIYOSHI, KYOKO V.1
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Tiny pretty things
by Sona Charaipotra
Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance- but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an end to her dancing dreams forever. When every dancer is both friend and foe, the girls will sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.
Call Number: TEEN CHARAIPOTRA, SONA
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