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2) John's turn
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"It's John's big day at school today--a performance for Sharing Gifts time. His bag is carefully packed and prepared, his classmates are ready, and the curtain is waiting to open. John is nervous, looking out at all the other children staring back at him. But he takes a big breath and begins. Mac Barnett's compassionate text and Kate Berube's understated and expressive art tell the story of a kid who finds the courage to show others his talent for...
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Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, couldnt́ be more excited about their upcoming dance show. After all, itś all about mermaids and who knows how to be a fancy, glamorous mermaid better than Fancy Nancy herself? But when another ballerina wins the coveted role of the mermaid, Nancy is stuck playing a dreary, dull tree.
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Orianna and Violet are ballet dancers and best friends, but when the ballerinas who have been harassing Violet are murdered, Orianna is accused of the crime and sent to a juvenile detention center where she meets Amber and they experience supernatural events linking the girls together.
10) Ballerina swan
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Sophie the swan joins a ballet class and works hard to earn a part in the end-of-year performance of Swan Lake.
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Alison, Heather, Keisha, and Megan find a golden key that turns out to unlock the attic in a neighbor's old Victorian house. Once inside they find a trunk filled with costumes. When they try them on and stand in front of a mirror, they suddenly find themselves on an adventure in the past!
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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
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An alligator dancing ballet? When the reptile takes her place at the barre, Mrs. Iraina and her dancers are surprised. But they name her Tanya and let her stay. Mrs. Iraina even creates a ballet to showcase Tanya's larger-than-life talents . . . and swishy tail. Then Tanya disappears. Funny and irreverent, this picture book shows that anyone can fit in--even a dancing alligator.
17) Lili backstage
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As she looks for her grandfather backstage, Lili sees some of the different people involved in putting on a ballet performance.
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Angelina can hardly wait to perform her new dance at the Mouseland Dance Festival. She can't stop practicing all the way there, on her grandparents' canal boat, and she's so wrapped up in her great performance that she causes havoc on board. How will she ever be the star of the show?
19) Swine lake
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A hungry wolf attends a performance of Swine Lake, performed by the Boarshoi Ballet, intending to eat the performers, but he is so entranced by the story unfolding on the stage that he forgets about his meal.