A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream

A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dempsey, Kristy
Other Authors: Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
Subjects:
Collins, Janet, > 1917-2003 > Juvenile fiction.
Collins, Janet > Fiction.
Collins, Janet, > 1917-2003.
Since 1951
Ballet dancing > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.
Ballet dancing > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Discrimination > Fiction.
African Americans.
Discrimination.
Ballet dancing.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1951- > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1951- > Fiction.
New York (State) > New York.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.

University Library Curriculum Collection, 2nd Floor

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Call Number: Curr PZ7.D41136 Dan 2014
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