Tiny Dancer
Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Paperback · November 2, 2021
A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoir—a follow-up to the Sibert Honor–winning To Dance.
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic memoir about ballet, injury, and finding identity beyond a lifelong ambition.
- Themes
- Ballet and ambition, Identity beyond a defining pursuit, Injury and self-doubt
- Pacing
- Reflective
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A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoir—a follow-up to the Sibert Honor–winning To Dance. All her life, Siena has dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet, with hopes of becoming a member of George Balanchine’s world-famous New York City Ballet company.
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Siena has worked hard for many years to be a professional ballet dancer, but injury and doubt are starting to take their toll. Maybe it’s time to look beyond the world of dance—but Siena’s whole identity has been shaped by ballet. When you have spent your entire life working toward something, how do you figure out what comes next? And how do you figure out who you are without the thing that defined you? This is a moving and beautifully drawn memoir of a dancer struggling to find her next step—and a young woman finding her true footing in the world.
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A graphic memoir about ballet, injury, and finding identity beyond a lifelong ambition.
Come here for
- The tension between devotion to dance and growing doubt
- A beautifully drawn story of ambition and change
Expect
- A dancer reckoning with who she is beyond ballet
- A memoir about finding a next step after injury
Where it sits
| Graphic Biography | 96% |
|---|---|
| Dance for Teens | 79% |
| Self-Esteem & Independence for Teens | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Graphic Biography
- Dance for Teens
- Self-Esteem & Independence for Teens
- Authors
- Siena Cherson Siegel
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- November 2, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Ballet and ambition · Identity beyond a defining pursuit · Injury and self-doubt
- Reading lane
- Graphic Biography