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Dance, Kayla!
Contributor(s): Walton, Darwin McBeth (Author)

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 ISBN: 1418429635     ISBN-13: 9781418429638
Publisher: Authorhouse
OUR PRICE: $12.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2004
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Annotation: * DANCE, KAYLA! is an engaging novel about a young girl's courage--how she coped with difficult changes in her life. Kayla dreams about her deceased mother--who she never knew--and lives with hope that her absentee, dancing father comes back into her life. Her grandmother's sudden death robs Kayla of the only mother she had known and she leaves her beloved farm in South Carolina to begin a new life with her cousins and a big, inner-city school in Chicago. Through it all Kayla clings to her dream of becoming a ballerina! * Reviewers give DANCE, KAYLA! five stars! It was chosen one of the best of children's books by the Banks Street College Selection Committee. It's a favorite of Mothers' and Daughters' book clubs, and kids say they love it! One sixth grade boy said, "Reading Kayla! changed my life!"
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction
Age Level: 4-12
Grade Level: PreK-7
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.36 lbs) 144 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 44156
Reading Level: 4.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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* DANCE, KAYLA is an engaging novel about a young girl's courage--how she coped with difficult changes in her life. Kayla dreams about her deceased mother--who she never knew--and lives with hope that her absentee, dancing father comes back into her life. Her grandmother's sudden death robs Kayla of the only mother she had known and she leaves her beloved farm in South Carolina to begin a new life with her cousins and a big, inner-city school in Chicago. Through it all Kayla clings to her dream of becoming a ballerina * Reviewers give DANCE, KAYLA five stars It was chosen one of the best of children's books by the Banks Street College Selection Committee. It's a favorite of Mothers' and Daughters' book clubs, and kids say they love it One sixth grade boy said, "Reading Kayla changed my life "
 
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