Summary: Dance your way to a magical adventure with Barbie as Kristyn, a ballerina with big dreams! When she tries on a pair of sparkling pink shoes, she and her best friend, Hailey, are whisked away to a fantastical ballet world. There, Kristyn discovers she must dance in her favorite ballets in order to defeat an evil Snow Queen. With performances to the legendary Giselle and Swan Lake ballets, it's a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BARSiegel, Siena Cherson
Summary: "Siena Cherson Siegel dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet.. Siena has worked hard her whole life to be a professional ballet dancer, then makes the difficult decision to quit dancing and tries to figure out what comes next. But what do you do when you have spent your entire life working toward a goal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SIECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SIESummary: Lights, camera, action!: Angelina enters a movie making contest. She decides to make a weepy melodrama with herself in the starring role. Anya's visit: Angelina's best friend, Anya, comes to visit and becomes the center of attention. Henry's halloween: Henry is convinced he's seen the fabled Chipping Cheddar witch in the village. Sammy's club: Sammy and his friends won't let William join their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hit Entertainment 2004
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Summary: "The only thing Charlotte loves as much as ballet is Christmas. So, when she gets the opportunity to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's The Nutcracker, she leaps at the chance. Dancing takes practice-hours of adjusting her arms and perfecting her jumps. With the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families, encouragement from her sister, and a view of her mom and dad in the audience,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 COPMeadows, Michelle.
Summary: Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and O40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. From her early childhood lessons to the height of her success as the first African-American prima ballerina in the Metropolitan Opera, this is the story of a remarkable pioneer. Full color.x 11.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB JANET COLLINS MEAHolabird, Katharine
Summary: On Fancy Dress Day, as Angelina gets ready for the fancy dress race and the egg and spoon race, she must save the day when the three-legged race goes awry and ensure everyone has fun reaching the finish line!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE HOLHolabird, Katharine
Summary: "Meet Angelina Ballerina and take a tour of the lovely village of Chipping Cheddar as Angelina heads to the annual summer festival in the town square! Along the way you will meet some of Angelina's family and friends, visit Miss Lilly's Ballet School, stop at Mrs. Thimble's shop, and more!" -- p.4 of Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: FIC HOL (BASKET)Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLSummary: A collection for three little golden books. Includes "I'm a Unicorn", "I'm a Ballerina!", and "I'm a Narwhal".
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Books 2017
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Summary: Double the fun with two Barbie: You Can Be Step into Reading leveled readers in one--featuring two popular sports careers: gymnast and ballerina! This deluxe Step into Reading book features two leveled careers readers in one! Children ages 4 to 6 can read about two popular sports careers! First, Barbie learns to be a gymnast in the Step 2 You Can Be A Gymnast. Then flip the book over and Barbie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DEPFrost, Jacqueline
Summary: For inn keeper Holly White, Christmas time in Mistletoe, Maine, is the ultimate holiday gift. Business at the Reindeer Games Inn is booming, her wedding to Sheriff Evan Gray is nearly here, and the annual parade is about to begin. The town is lucky to have another gift this year with the state's ballet company staying for several performances of The Nutcracker. But disaster strikes when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2023
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Summary: A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET TALLCHIEFRyals, Lexi
Summary: "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!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLESummary: Featuring the gorgeous music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, this tells the impassioned story of art, friendship, and love between American GI, Jerry Mulligan, and Lise, a beautiful young dancer in the 'City of Light'.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS AMEValby, Karen
Summary: "The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas, the first principals in the Dance Theatre of Harlem, who traveled the world as highly celebrated stars in their field and whose legacy was erased from history until now. At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarça was a Black prima ballerina with a major international dance company-the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 VALSummary: American dancer Joy Womack moves to Moscow at age 15 to train at the Bolshoi, and becomes the first American woman to sign a contract with Bolshoi Ballet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOYArtist Not Provided
Summary: Angelina and her friends try to fit all their favorite dances and music into the recital for Spring Fling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ANGBreslin, Kate
Summary: "Captain Marcus Weatherford arrives in Russia on a secret mission with a ballerina posing as his fiancée, but his sense of duty battles his desire to return home to Clare. Clare Danner fears losing her daughter to the father's heartless family, but only Marcus can provide the proof to save her. Can she trust Marcus, or will he shatter her world yet again?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BREDay, Christine
Summary: "A biography of Maria Tallchief, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TALRobb, Alice
Summary: "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....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBB, ALICE ROBSummary: An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LEACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LEA RATED PGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LeArtist Not Provided
Summary: Adventures of Angelina and her sister Polly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hit Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ANGDepken, Kristen L.
Summary: "Join Kristyn as she travels to a magical ballet world"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013