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Gladstone, Valerie

A Young Dancer: The Life of an Ailey Student

48 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | April, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-8233-3 $18.95
(3) 4-6 Photographs by José Ivey. This book focuses on thirteen-year-old Iman's life as a dance student at the Ailey School in New York. The first-person text fills in details, moving from dance studio to school and home and back to dance class, culminating in a group performance. Clear photographs illustrate the camaraderie of the students and the joy Iman feels while dancing.
Reviewer: Amy Kellman

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