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Mass Market Paperback – Picture Book, October 13, 1997
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · October 13, 1997
If you asked her, Robin would say that ballet means everything to her.
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- Who it’s for
- Ballet ambition and family strain share the page in a perceptive child’s-eye story.
- Themes
- Pursuing a dream, Chinese-American family life, Grandmother-granddaughter understanding
- Genres
- US: Asian American Stories, Dance Stories, Multigenerational Families
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If you asked her, Robin would say that ballet means everything to her. But no one's asking Robin. Not her parents, who can no longer afford ballet lessons because all of their money is going toward bringing Robin's Chinese grandmother to America. Not her grandmother, a demanding woman who can barely walk. And now, Robin is even losing touch with her ballet friends, who are moving on without her.
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It's hard for Robin to hide her resentment of this foreign grandmother who's changed her whole life. Then Robin uncovers a secret that leads to a new understanding of the many ways in which she and her tough old grandmother are alike. "An appealing story that draws readers into the world of ballet, while offering an authentic and sometimes amusing look at the dynamics of Chinese-American family life."—School Library Journal "Kids who appreciate a story about fighting for one's dream will enjoy Robin's saga."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Dance and Kinship
Ballet ambition and family strain share the page in a perceptive child’s-eye story.
Come here for
- Ballet’s pull alongside complicated Chinese-American family life
Expect
- A child’s resentment, shifting toward a new understanding
Where it sits
| Dance Stories | 87% |
|---|---|
| US: Asian American Stories | 70% |
| Multigenerational Families | 64% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Asian American Stories
- Multigenerational Families
- Dance Stories
- Authors
- Laurence Yep
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- October 13, 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Pursuing a dream · Chinese-American family life · Grandmother-granddaughter understanding
- Reading lane
- US: Asian American Stories