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1) Extra weird!
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Series
WeirDo volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Weir Do tries out for the school soccer team, while his father works on his dance moves for the local dance contest.
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When dancer Lara Trudeau drops dead of a heart attack brought on by a lethal combination of booze and pills, former private investigator Quinn O'Casey sees a simple case of death by misadventure. But when his brother Doug, a Miami-Dade patrolman, asks for help, he can't refuse. Despite Quinn's lack of interest in the case and even less in dancing, experience has taught him not to count on the obvious when it comes to murder.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Brie and the rest of the dancers at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance are on their way to Florida to compete in the Citrus Jam which is held just outside of Orlando, and where first place includes the opportunity to march in the Main Street Parade at Disney World--but the team from Austin, Texas, includes some girls who are planning to sabotage the other competitors.
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Series
Dance class volume 7
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"The national competition is coming up fast, and Julie, Lucie, and Alia will need all their skills, all their poise, and a lot of grit and determination to get their routine in perfect shape. The always jealous, ever-scheming Carla is trying to sabotage everything again, but the girls are used to that; what they weren't expecting was their teacher, Mary, falling sick at the worst possible moment! As they struggle to choreograph something on their...
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Series
Tiny pretty things volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
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Three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet academy compete for the status of prima ballerina, with each willing to sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.
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Audition trilogy (Maddie Ziegler) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
When Harper and her fellow Dance Starz go to New York City for nationals, they not only face their arch-rivals, the Bells, but Harper will also compete against her old dance team.
8) Dance off
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Series
Nancy Drew and the clue crew volume 30
Pub. Date
c2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A reality dance TV show is holding auditions at River Heights Elementary, and Nancy and her friends are eager to try out. But when something goes wrong with every dancer's equipment, music, or routine, could someone be trying to ruin the River Heights tryouts? Illustrations.
9) The callback
Author
Series
Audition trilogy (Maddie Ziegler) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
Harper McCoy, twelve, joins the school musical hoping to get past "dancer's block," but her Dance Starz teammates are not pleased, especially since they will soon compete against their biggest rivals, The Belles, in Regionals.
10) The audition
Author
Series
Audition trilogy (Maddie Ziegler) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
Twelve-year-old Harper loves to dance and is a rising star in Connecticut when her parents move her to Florida and she must prove herself to The Bunheads in order to compete.
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Series
Tiny pretty things volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
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June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. However, getting what she wants might cost her everything, including the only boy shes ever loved. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. Even if she returns, though, will she ever regain the spotlight she craves?
12) Wei skates on
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Wei has loved ice-skating ever since his first visit to the rink. He loves gliding across the ice, taking flight on jumps, and moving with the music—there’s nothing else like it! But as Wei’s first big competition draws near, he begins to worry. He’s been training hard, but what if he doesn’t win? With help from Mom, can Wei find a way to handle his nerves? What would it feel like to skate without the pressure of winning? " -- Publisher's...
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Based on the bestselling book by Matthew Quick, the riotous and poignant story of how a man who has lost everything, his house, his job, his wife, reconnects with himself and creates his own silver linings from the bonds he forms with his family and friends.
"I say good for Russell for risking a protagonist who requires some patience and forgiveness."--Michael Phillips
"... is so good, it could almost be a terrific old classic."--Roger Ebert
"......
14) Freestyle
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"Cory’s dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It’s the last one before they graduate eighth grade and go their separate ways to high schools all over New York City, so they have to make it count! But the group starts to have problems as their crew captain gets increasingly intense about nailing the routine, and things go from bad to worse when Cory’s parents ground him for not taking his grades seriously. He gets stuck with a...
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Series
Shark school volume 6
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Harry Hammer is determined to win a Fintendo game system in the school's dance contest, but first he needs to learn how to dance.
16) BFF breakup
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Gabriela hears about tryouts for a solo dance at the next dance competition she is super excited, but when Brie, her best friend at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance, decides to try out as well, it seems like it might be the end of a beautiful friendship--because Gabby really wants this opportunity, and she is having trouble dealing with the idea of competing against a friend.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Hannah Ward, nineteen, revels in the competition, intense rehearsals, and dazzling performances that come with being a member of Manhattan Ballet Company's corps de ballet, but after meeting handsome musician Jacob she begins to realize there could be more to her life.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"To save the Clarktown Community Center, which houses her parents' Chinese school, Lily and her fellow students must master a traditional Chinese dance in time for the center's first showcase and receive some unexpected help from her rival, Max Zhang"--
If there's one thing Lily Hong can't stand, it's being second best. That's why she and Max Zhang have been bitter rivals ever since he swooped into town as the new kid with the cool clothes and his...
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Series
Dance class volume 5
Pub. Date
2013
Description
"Before Miss Anne brings Julie, Lucie, Alia, and the rest of the Dance Class to perform the Nutcracker in Russia, the girls sign up for a swing class and discover that cute boys don't necessarily make good dance partners!" -- p. [4] of cover.