Books tagged: ballet dance

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Misha's Nutcracker    by Roman Yakub
Price: $10.00 USD. 46480 words. Published on December 1, 2009. .

Homeless 10-year old Misha sneaks into the back door of a large theater building where everyone is getting ready for the Nutcracker premiere. Misha dreams of joining the children-dancers, but his dream suddenly turns into a nightmare. This moving classic tale transports the reader into the modern day Russia where love, loyalty and the magic of theater battle with a corrupt and calculating world.
The wombat and the ballet girl    by Sam G. Schouten
Price: $0.99 USD. 4290 words. Published on August 14, 2010. .

The remarkable hero of this book is Rom, a wombat. By chance he meets the sad Jenny, who dreams of being a ballet dancer. Her nasty classmates however won't let her. Rom joins forces with Miss Tiptoe, the driving force behind the Petrova School of Ballet. This formidable pair makes for a blistering 'finale'.
Tutu Much    by Airin Emery
Price: $2.99 USD. 31850 words. Published by Lechner Syndications  on March 1, 2011. .

"A background rich in ballet will enable you to grow far more quickly than any traditional genre training. You can do anything in the dance world with proper ballet technique.” Tutu Much tells the story of five teens from across the country who audition and participate in a ballet summer training intensive.
Dance Divas    by Airin Emery
Price: $2.99 USD. 30300 words. Published by Lechner Syndications  on March 15, 2011. .

“Mrs. Howser, I cannot stress how important this is. If she dances on her ankle the way it is right now she can make it worse. Continuing to put extreme pressure on it with dance can even cause permanent damage. Is one solo in her life really worth that?” Dance Divas follows Kelsi from “Tutu Much” back from the summer ballet intensive and into her competitive season.
How to Catch an African Chicken - A Canadian Woman’s Outrageous but True Story of Marriage Fraud    by Lainie Towell
Price: $9.99 USD. 103200 words. Published on March 16, 2012. .

Dancer Lainie Towell traveled to Guinea and fell in love with a drummer named Akra. After several trips to Conakry, Lainie and Akra got married. Twenty-nine days after he arrived in Canada, Akra disappeared. He had gotten what he wanted – his permanent residency status. Refusing to remain a victim, Lainie takes action and draws international attention to the issue of marriage fraud in Canada.