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A review by cahamsher
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream by Kristy Dempsey
5.0
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade: K-5
This book has a beautiful theme of hope and dreams. My favorite quote was "Hope can pick your dream up... off the floor of your heart when you think it can't happen, no how, no way, though unlike wishing Mama says hoping is hard work" (p. 6). This book shows how one person can inspire many to continue to dream and hope, as Janet Collins did. Although a fictional story, many people can relate to the story and also learn to recognize the importance of what Janet Collins accomplished by becoming the first African American prima ballerina.
Grade: K-5
This book has a beautiful theme of hope and dreams. My favorite quote was "Hope can pick your dream up... off the floor of your heart when you think it can't happen, no how, no way, though unlike wishing Mama says hoping is hard work" (p. 6). This book shows how one person can inspire many to continue to dream and hope, as Janet Collins did. Although a fictional story, many people can relate to the story and also learn to recognize the importance of what Janet Collins accomplished by becoming the first African American prima ballerina.