Alphabet City Ballet

by Erika Tamar

Book Overview

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. 1996 America's Commended List (CLASP)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064406687
• ISBN13: 9780064406680
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: HarperTrophy
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Story with Heart

Alphabet City Ballet has realistic characters, unpredictable twists of plot, spirit, and depth. I am a teacher and read this in connection to the class I teach, but once I started, I was totally captivated. To me, the best things about the story are the family interactions and the changes that take place in the main character. I like this book very much.

Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award nominee - Yr 2000

This title was appreciated by enough students and professional librarians and teachers to make the Year 2000 list of nominees for Illinois' childrens' choice award named after the Illinois author Rebecca Caudill. This book is best for grades 4-8.