Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Format: Book Author: Dempsey, Kristy. Title: A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream / by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014] Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm Summary: A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina. Subjects: Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 -- Juvenile fiction. Ballet dancing -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Discrimination -- Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction. Other Author: Cooper, Floyd. LCCN: 2013009520 ISBN: 9780399252846 0399252843 Other Number: 835611576 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 392222 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: jp Dempsey Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
