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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The turning	Gloria Whelan	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 whi…	OL14866607W
One leap forward	Donna Jo Napoli	A children's book in the Aladdin Angelwings series The Little Angel of Courage helps a young boy gain enough confidence in himself to take ballet lessons, even though his best friend makes fun of …	OL14912152W
The Little Ballerina	Sally Grindley	Ballet story for children	OL15213608W
The very fairy princess takes the stage	Julie Edwards,Julie Andrews	Even though Gerry is cast as the court jester instead of the crystal princess in her ballet class's spring performance, she eventually regains her sparkle and once again feels like a fairy princess.	OL15538933W
The Little Ballerina	Katharine Ross	The Little Ballerina practices hard with the others in her class and experiences the thrill of a big dance recital.	OL15831757W
Bunheads	Sophie Flack	Hannah Ward, nineteen, revels in the competition, intense rehearsals, and dazzling performances that come with being a member of Manhattan Ballet Company's corps de ballet, but after meeting handsome…	OL15946519W
Angelina in the wings	Katharine Holabird	After Henry gets the part in Madame Zizi's ballet Angelina is overcome with jealousy, but when Henry starts struggling over his steps, Angelina helps him practice and is rewarded for all her hard wor…	OL16059013W
Tallulah's solo	Marilyn Singer,Alexandra Boiger	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 …	OL16126168W
The friendliest ballerina	Timothy Knapman	Bella, the star of her ballet class, has learned the hard way the importance of being helpful and friendly.	OL16518116W
Ballerina	Deirdre Kelly	Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection? the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th cen…	OL16989511W
Moo Moo in a tutu	Tim Miller	1 v. (unpaged) : 26 x 27 cm	OL17900782W
The cursed ballet	Megan Atwood	"It's the 150th anniversary of the Quincy Academy, and to celebrate, Madame Puant wants the girls to perform a ballet that hasn't been put on since the '80s--when a dancer died during the production.…	OL18156397W
Noelle of the Nutcracker	Pamela Jane	At Christmas time a beautiful ballerina doll who longs to dance is discovered in a toy store and coveted by two little girls: Ilyana, who wants to love her, and Mary Jane, who doesn't want Ilyana to …	OL1828661W
On their toes	Ann Morris	A behind-the-scenes look at the Kirov Ballet Academy, a training school for young dancers in Russia.	OL1850689W
Angelina Ballerina's invitation to the ballet	Katharine Holabird	Angelina is disappointed when none of her friends can accompany her to the Royal Ballet's presentation of "Cindermouse," but then a letter she receives changes everything.	OL18671053W
Kids Dance	Jim Varriale	Explains the rules, admissions process, academic classes, training exercises, and performances of Ballet Tech, America's first public school offering free ballet lessons for children	OL1935125W
The strength of ballerinas	Nancy Lorenz	Sixteen-year-old Kendra's dream of dancing in the Swan Lake ballet, threatened when her family is forced to move across country, looks hopeful when she finds the right new school--until she begins to…	OL23185885W
Lara's perfect performance	Alexandra Moss	"Dear Diary, Oops - better shut this journal up fast! Lara's just walked in - and glared at me of course. She'd be glaring at me worse than ever if she knew what I'd just written about her . . ." Ell…	OL24277556W
My first ballet show	Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff	Follows a ballet class as it prepares for a ballet recital.	OL24287634W
Perfectly prima	Deborah Underwood,Whoopi Goldberg	Perfectionistic Jerzey desperately wants to be a good ballet dancer like her sisters, but her efforts to learn are repeatedly thwarted, until she finds help in an unexpected place.	OL2713122W