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156 pp.
| Disney/Jump |
May, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-2084-1$16.99
|
PaperISBN 978-0-7868-5265-9$4.99
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4-6Sugar Plum Ballerinas series.
Illustrated by
Maryn Roos.
With Deborah Underwood. Headstrong nine-year-old Epatha likes to inject her own unique style into choreography, but when she does so with a solo part for the Harlem Ballet, she learns a valuable lesson about modesty. The moral is a bit overwrought, but a spirited narrator, vivid Harlem setting, and plenty of ballet terminology add interest; effervescent black-and-white spot art accompanies each chapter. Glos.