Dancer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780141310855)

A powerful story about being black in the ballet world.

Ballet is the most important thing in Stephanie's life. Her good-girl reputation, her humiliation about her father's job--everything disappears for those brief, amazing moments when she is in flight. But the reailty of dance is tough, and Stephanie's parents fear that she doesn't realize the most painful obstacle of all: how few opportunities there are for black ballerinas. Then the remarkable Miss Winnie and her talented nephew, Vance, show up in ballet class one day. And as Miss Winnie focuses her attention on Vance and Stephanie's success, Stephanie begins to discover a very different kind of love . . . and a different understanding of what's important.

Author: Lorri Hewett
ISBN-10: 0141310855
ISBN-13: 9780141310855
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2001
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.22h x 4.46w x 0.65d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 31872 / Dancer

About the Author
Lorri Hewett, a graduate of Emory University, completed the manuscripts for nine novels while she was still in high school. Her published works include Dancer, Soulfire, and Lives of Our Own. She lives in Decatur, Georgia.