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Alphabet City Ballet

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3.8 out of 5
Based on 13 Ratings and 6 Reviews

Book Description
Marisol has always loved to dance-to the salsa at family parties, to the boom boxes on Loisada Avenue. Then she wins a scholarship to ballet school and discovers an inspiring new world of beauty and discipline. But when violence erupts in Alphabet City, Marisol's dream starts to slip away. To keep dancing she must make heartbreaking choices-perhaps impossible ones.

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Book Information
PublisherHarperTrophy
BindingPaperback (8 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages176
ISBN-100064406687
ISBN-13978-0064406680
Publication Date09/30/1997
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About Erika Tamar (Author) : Erika Tamar is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Erika Tamar include The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #4: Amanda's Story (Girls of Lighthouse L... more
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About Raul Colon (Illustrator) : Raul Colon is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Raul Colon include Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Angela and the Baby Jesu... more
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