By Siena Cherson Siegel (N/A website)
Illustrated By Mark Siegel (N/A website)
Published Simon & Schuster, Atheneum Books for Young Readers New York, 2006
Watercolor and Ink
Annotation
The memoir of Siena Cherson Siegel life growing up as a ballerina practicing with the New York City Ballet.
Personal Reaction
I like the honesty of this memoir. A common story of a young girl infatuated with the ballet and the ultimate feminine ritual of being a pointy towed willowy dancer with one of the most prestigious dance companies in the world. By the end of her hard working youthfully motivated passion, she finds happiness in family, and adulthood in a way she did not see happening as a young dancer. Many girls and women growing up in this world will be able to relate, outsiders will appreciate the passion and elegance of the world of hardcore ballerina dance, save the black swan drama.
Graphic Novel: Nonfiction
Curricular connections
Dance/Art
Biography, memoir
Puerto Rican
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