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Index: BALLET (AND OTHER FORMS OF DANCE) | BROADCASTING (TV & RADIO) | MOVIES | MUSIC | THEATER |
BALLET (AND OTHER FORMS OF DANCE)
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FICTION
- Mc Donnell, Christine.
- Ballet Bug.
When Bea becomes interested in ballet, she starts taking classes, auditions for The Nutcracker, and makes a new best friend, but also must cope with some nasty classmates and a possible conflict between playing hockey and dancing.
- Southgate, Martha.
- Another Way to Dance.
While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris must come to terms with the reality of her parents' divorce, her crush on Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the impact of being an African American on her future as a dancer.
- Stone, Phoebe.
- All the Blue Moons at the Wallace Hotel.
After the death of their father, Fiona, who wants to be a ballerina and to be accepted by her peers, and her younger sister, Wallace, who is an independent free-spirit, rebuild a life for themselves and their artist mother in the now-neglected mansion that was once their beautiful home.
- Streatfeild, Noel.
- Ballet Shoes.
Three little girls attend the Children's Academy of Dancing in London to train for the professional stage. Petrova prefers the mechanics of automobiles and airplanes, but Pauline becomes a promising young actress and Posy shows great skill as a dancer.
- Vail, Rachel.
- Please, Please, Please.
Twelve-year-old CJ, an accomplished ballet student, struggles with her conflicting desires to continue her ballet study and please her mother or to quit ballet and finally be like all the other kids in school.
- Warner, Sally.
- Ellie & the Bunheads.
Thirteen-year-old Ellie explores the ups and downs of becoming a teenager and a serious ballet dancer.
- Weston, Martha.
- Act I, Act II, Act Normal.
Topher Blakely gets the lead in the eight-grade play, but unfortunately the play is "Rumpelstiltskin," the class bully picks on him relentlessly, and his beloved cat dies, all of which teach him a lot about compassion, friendship, and life.
- Yep, Laurence.
- The Amah.
Twelve-year-old Amy finds her family responsibilities growing and interfering with her ballet practice when her mother takes a job outside the home.
- Ribbons.
A promising young ballet student cannot afford to continue lessons when her Chinese grandmother emigrates from Hong Kong, creating jealousy and conflict among the entire family.
- Young, Amy.
- Belinda the Ballerina.
When Belinda auditions for the Spring Ballet Recital and the judges tell her she can not be a ballerina because her feet are too big, she tries to forget about dancing.
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EASY FICTION
- Charbonnet, Gabrielle.
- Tutu much Ballet.
When her grandmother comes to visit during the summer, Charlotte thinks she will be allowed to go to gymnastics camp with her best friend, but her mother and grandmother insist that she take ballet lessons instead.
- Geras, Adele.
- Little Swan.
Annie's seven-year-old sister Weezer begins taking ballet lessons, and Annie watches as she becomes a "proper ballerina."
- Giff, Patricia Reilly.
- Starring Rosie.
Rosie volunteers to provide the prince and the props for her ballet class production of Sleeping Beauty.
- Tripp, Valerie.
- Felicity's Dancing Shoes.
In colonial Williamsburg, nine-year-old Felicity's dancing skills improve when she changes from wearing clumsy shoes to dainty slippers but ultimately she learns that "Gracefulness is in the foot, not the shoe." Includes information on the education of girls in colonial America, focusing on dance, and presents square dance instructions. (The American girls collection)
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EASY READERS
- Bottner, Barbara.
- Bootsie Barker Ballerina.
Bernie and Lisa get even with Bootsie Barker, who is terrorizing their ballet class.
- Brian, Janeen.
- Friends Learn Ballet.
Ellie practices ballet steps with her friend Natalie and both dream of becoming ballet dancers. Includes a vocabulary list, discussion questions, and a note for grownups.
- Brownrigg, Sheri.
- Best Friends Wear Pink Tutus.
When two friends vie for the part of Clara in "The Nutcracker," who will get the part?
- Hall, Kirsten.
- Ballerina Girl.
A little girl puts on different costumes and pretends she's a ballerina performing for an audience.
- O'Connor, Jane.
- Nina, Nina, and the Copycat Ballerina.
When a young girl starts dance class with another girl who has the same name, she is upset that the other girl copies everything she does.
- Nina, Nina Ballerina.
An accident becomes an opportunity for Nina to stand out in a group of dancing butterflies at the dance show.
- Nina, Nina, Star Ballerina.
Nina creates a problem for herself when she tells her friends that she will be a star in the upcoming ballet performance and they misunderstand her.
- White, Diana.
- Ballerina Dreams.
Diana White recounts how her dream of becoming a ballerina came true from her first dance class at age four to her work with the New York City Ballet.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Bornstein, Ruth.
- The Dancing Man.
When Joseph is given a pair of silver shoes by a mysterious man, he learns to dance and makes the world a happier place.
- Daly, Niki.
- Papa Lucky's Shadow: Story and Pictures.
With his granddaughter's help, Papa Lucky takes his love of dancing onto the street and makes some extra money.
- Isadora, Rachel.
- My Ballet Class.
A day at a young girl's ballet class.
- Patrick, Denise Lewis.
- Red Dancing Shoes.
Delighted with her shiny new red shoes, a little girl dances through town to show them off to everyone she knows.
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BROADCASTING (T.V. & RADIO)
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FICTION
- Delaney, M. C. (Michael Clark) .
- Deep Doo-doo.
When they discover the power of the transmitter they built, eleven-year-old Bennet and his best friend Pete send out television broadcasts using Pete's dog to challenge the current governor in his bid for reelection.
- Korman, Gordon.
- Radio Fifth Grade.
Mayhem breaks out in the fifth grade when the Venice Menace bullies his classmates into letting him become a regular guest
on "Kidsview," the school's radio program.
- Shreve, Susan Richards.
- Johan, the Whale.
After moving to a new town, Jonah, an eleven-year-old with a big imagination, reinvents himself as a talk show host, hoping this will somehow bring his absent father back.
- Berenstain, Stan.
- The Berenstain Bears' Media Madness.
When Bear Country School is allowed to run a television station, the cubs become very involved and neglect their studies. EASY FICTION.
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MOVIES
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FICTION
- Kendall, Jane.
- Miranda goes to Hollywood
In 1915, having been introduced to the exciting world of making movies the previous summer, twelve-year-old Miranda follows the American Moving Picture Company to Hollywood to embark on a film career.
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EASY FICTION
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Schwartz, Henry.
- Albert Goes Hollywood.
Liz gets to keep her pet dinosaur Albert when she finds him a job in the movies.
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MUSIC
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FICTION
- Brockmann, Carolee.
- Going for Great.
Feeling abandoned by her parents and her best friend, sixth grader Jenna worries that her severe stage fright will spoil her performance at a flute competition - until she gets to know a class misfit who is a good musician and an even better friend.
- Greenwald, Shelia.
- Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole.
Uncle Ralph's two older sisters, a dancer and an equestrian, made them famous. Now it is untalented, 10-year-old Rosy's turn, and when Uncle Ralph gets out his camera determined to make Rosy and her violin his next book, Rosy's troubles begin.
- Here's Hermione: a Rosy Cole Production.
Rosy becomes the manager of her best friend's unusual rock band.
- Hill, Elizabeth Starr.
- Curtain Going up!
Sequel to Broadway chances. Fitzi seems about to start a romance with Mark, the handsome star of the Broadway musical they're appearing in, but when he and Fitzi seems about to start a romance with Mark, the handsome star of the Broadway musical they're appearing in, but when he and Fitzi's grandfather compete for a Tony award, tension threatens the relationship.
- Okimoto, Jean Davies.
- Talent Night.
Seventeen-year-old Rodney, who wants to become a famous Japanese American rap musician, tries out for the school talent show.
- Stine, Megan.
- Fifth Grade Flop.
Fifth-grader Andrew, good in music but poor in sports, gets chance to prove himself in both when he is asked to direct his own play as a school production and to chose a sport for a mini-Olympics competition.
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EASY READERS
- Tripp, Valerie.
- The Singing Dog.
On his way to the music show where he hopes to win the biggest prize, Rufus the singing dog meets many animal friends with the same idea in mind.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Baer, Gene.
- Thump, Thump, Rat-a-tat-tat.
A distant marching band grows larger and louder as it nears, and then softer and smaller as it goes away again.
- Birchman, David Francis.
- A Green Horn Blowing.
During the Depression, a farm hand teaches a young boy to play the horn on a special gourd known as a trombolia, and the lessons teach him about life as well as music.
- Bottner, Barbara.
- Hurricane Music.
Aunt Margaret's discovery of an old clarinet in the basement sets off a musical lifestyle for her and her family that includes jamming with hurricanes.
- Diller, Harriett.
- Big Band Sound.
Arlis hears the Big Band Sound on a television program and she proceeds to create her own drum set from paint and garbage cans.
- England, Linda
- 3 Kids Dreamin.
The story, told in rap, of three friends who find a place where their music is appreciated.
- Gray, Libba Moore.
- Little Lill and the Swing-singing Sax.
When Little Lil's mother gets sick, Uncle Sudi Man pawns his saxophone to buy medicine, but Little Lil knows that it is her uncle's jazz music that will really help her mother feel better.
- Lyon, George Ella.
- Five Live Bongos.
Five brothers and sisters drive their parents to distraction with their musical band composed of such instruments as spoons, skillets, and pots.
- Mutchnick, Brenda G.
- A Noteworthy Tale.
Away from the land of Rhapsody, home of the eight notes of the musical scale, Notso finds himself captured by Konrad Troubleclef, who plots to put an end to music everywhere.
- Steig, William.
- Zeke Pippin.
One day, as fate would have it, Zeke Pippin moseys outside, finds a harmonica in the street, and is soon regaling his family with the prelude to La Traviata. But when his mother, father, sister, and brother promptly fall asleep, Zeke wonders how he can "go on living with such nincompoops" -- and runs away from home. After several other would-be music lovers pass out when he starts to play, Zeke concludes that his harmonica has magical powers, and that's why his family dozed off so rudely. Now he faces a long and harrowing journey home before all the loving Pippins can be together again.
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THEATER
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FICTION
- Blackwood, Gary L.
- Shakespeare's Scribe.
In plague-ridden 1602 England, a fifteen-year-old orphan boy, who has become an apprentice actor, goes on the road with Shakespeare's troupe, and finds out more about his parents along the way.
- Cheaney, J. B.
- The Playmaker.
While working as an apprentice in a London theater company in 1597, fourteen-year-old Richard uncovers a mystery involving the disappearance of his father and a traitorous plot to overthow Queen Elizabeth.
- Hirsch, Odo.
- Antonio S. & the Mysterious Theodore Guzman.
Antonio, living in part of a very large house with his magician father and doctor mother, knows all sorts of unusual things but it is not until he meets his mysterious neighbor, Theodore Guzman, that he is introduced to the magical world of theatre.
- Hoobler, Dorothy.
- The First Decade: Curtain Going up.
In the early years of the twentieth century, Peggy and her cousins Harry and Jack experience the excitement of belonging to a family of famous actors as they prepare to open a new theater with a family production of an original play.
- The Second Decade: Voyages.
An Italian immigrant boy joins the large Aldrich family as they stage a women's suffrage play and listen to messages on the wireless radio about the ocean voyage of the Titanic.
- Horowitz, Anthony.
- The Devil and His Boy.
In 1593, thirteen-year-old Tom travels through the English countryside to London, where he falls in with a troupe of actors and finds himself in great danger from several sources.
- Streatfeild, Noel.
- Theater Shoes.
Three English children brought up in the country find themselves living with their grandmother, a "grand dame" of the London theater, and they are soon attending a theatrical school.
- Maclean, Christine Kole.
- Mary Margaret, Center Stage.
Mary Margaret is hoping to be Cinderella in the community play but must face the fact that the lead will be played by Ellie, the new girl in class who seems to do everything right.
- Tolan, Stephanie S.
- The Face in the Mirror.
Joining his estranged father in a professional production of Shakespeare's "Richard III," Jared tries to cope with acting insecurities, his obnoxious half brother, and a theater ghost.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- De Paola, Tomie.
- Stagestruck.
Although Tommy fails to get the part of Peter Rabbit in the kindergarten play, he still finds a way to be the center of attention on stage.
- Hayes, Ann.
- Onstage and Backstage: at the Night Owl Theater.
Describes the work done by various people--the director, stage manager, set designer, actors, and others--involved in putting on the play, "Cinderella."
- Roberts, Bethany.
- Thanksgiving Mice!
A group of mice have some problems when they put on a play to commemorate the first Thanksgiving, but everything works out all right in the end.
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