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1) Swing time
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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Two girls dream of being dancers - but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either. Dazzlingly energetic and deeply human, 'Swing Time' is a story about friendship and music and...
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Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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London, 1936. Inside the spectacular Grand Ballroom of the exclusive Buckingham Hotel the rich and powerful, politicians, film stars, even royalty, rub shoulders with Raymond de Guise and his troupe of talented dancers from all around the world, who must enchant them, captivate them, and sweep away their cares. Accustomed to waltzing with the highest of society, Raymond knows a secret from his past could threaten all he holds dear. Nancy Nettleton,...
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Stitch in Time volume 2
Language
English
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Paris, 1928. Having fled London and been on the run around Europe, Vita Casey has established a new life for herself, keeping a low profile as a dresser at a cabaret hall where Nancy is part of the risque dance troupe. It's a vibrant world of wild parties, drugs and jazz music. But despite the fun, hedonistic lifestyle they lead, Vita longs for a proper career and to re-kindle her dream of designing lingerie. When an opportunity to work for famous...
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Series
Magic Ballerina volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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The first of a sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance? Delphie?s greatest dream is to become a ballerina, and she can't quite believe it when she is invited to join the new ballet school. But there's more to Madame Zarakova's than it at first seems and with the help of some very special ballet shoes, Delphie finds herself spinning into a whole new world?.
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Series
Tiny Pretty Things volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Being a dancer at New York?s most elite ballet school isn?t easy. Everyone wants to be the prima ballerina, and sometimes you have to play dirty. With the competition growing fiercer with every performance and harmless pranks growing ever darker, Bette, June and Gigi find themselves battling it out to stay at the top. And it?s only a matter of time before one small spark ignites? and even the best get burned?.
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