A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream

by Kristy Dempsey

Other authors: Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

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A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.

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Independent Reading Level: Grade 1-3
Awards: ALSC Notable Children's Books, CCBC Choices, Golden Kite Awards, Junior Library Guild Selections

shelbycook101 | Apr 29, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: Grade 1-3
Awards: ALSC Notable Children's Books, CCBC Choices, Golden Kite Awards, Junior Library Guild Selections

connortodd | Apr 29, 2024 |

Lyrical celebration of Janet Collins, the first African American prima ballerina, narrated by a young black ballerina who watches her perform.

sloth852 | Jan 2, 2024 |

Just lovely art and, on top of that, it's a beautiful story about dreams overcoming racism. (

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OutOfTheBestBooks | Sep 24, 2021 |

This was a lovely little book, but I was disappointed with the pacing and the ending. It's unusual that I would want to know more about the people in a picture book, but I finished the book really wanting to know about the little girl's future in ballet. A surprisingly unsatisfying ending, but otherwise a well-crafted vignette.

Read to support programming at my local public library. (

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AnnaWaffles | Aug 28, 2020 |

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Kristy Dempsey	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Cooper, Floyd	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.

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