Dance, Kayla Contributor(s): Walton, Darwin McBeth (Author), Tucker, Kathy (Editor) |
|||||||
ISBN: 0807514535 ISBN-13: 9780807514535 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 1998 Annotation: When her grandmother dies, Kayla, a young African-American girl, loses the only mother she has ever known and must leave her farm life in South Carolina to live with an aunt and uncle in Chicago. Throughout the difficult times, however, Kayla clings to her dream of becoming a ballerina. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 97027857 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.83" W x 8.33" L (0.72 lbs) 155 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Death/Dying |
Features: Ikids |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 08/01/1998 pg. 168 Booklist 09/01/1998 pg. 121 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1998 pg. 340 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/1998 pg. 746 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 44156 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review |
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |