num_pages: 176
description: Marisol has always loved to dance—to the salsa at family parties, to the boom boxes on Loisada Avenue.Then she wins a scholarship to ballet school and discovers an inspiring new world of beauty and discipline. But when violence erupts in Alphabet City, Marisol’s dream starts to slip away. To keep dancing she must make heartbreaking choices—perhaps impossible ones. 1996 America’s Commended List (CLASP)
language: English
title: Alphabet City Ballet
titlecomplete: Alphabet City Ballet
genres: Fiction, Childrens
ratings_count: 25
publisher: HarperTrophy