BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
On the island of Cuba, only one studio teaches ballet. Alicia takes to it immediately and learns all she can. Soon enough she has to leave for NYC if she really wants to succeed as a prima ballerina. As she becomes better and starts to get noticed, her eyesight starts to go. Through surgeries, through a year of absolute bedrest, Alicia’s fire doesn’t allow her to give up her dream.
The struggles that Alonso went through in pursuit of her dream are amazing. A winner when it comes to talking about grit, and we have few books of any sort about dancers. I don’t see this as being a repeat or voluntary read, though. And I can’t get over the fact that on the cover it looks like Alicia has a moustache.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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