Ten Cents a Dance
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books; Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books; Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Published: April 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781599901640
Subjects: Historical Fiction (Young Adult); Juvenile Fiction; Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); General; Juvenile Fiction / General; Health & Daily Living - Diseases; Historical - United States - 20th Century; Performing Arts - Dance
Description: In 1940s Chicago, fifteen-year-old Ruby hopes to escape poverty by becoming a taxi dancer in a nightclub, but the work has unforeseen dangers and hiding the truth from her family and friends becomes increasingly difficult.