Independent Reading Suggested Books for Expressing Yourself: Women in the Arts
Additional Texts by the Author
- Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You by Misty Copeland
- Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Young Readers Edition by Misty Copeland (890L)
- The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson by Misty Copeland
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- Dancer by Lorri Hewett (650L)
- Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir by Liz Montague (510L)
- Punching the Air by Ibi Zobi
- Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson Siegel
- Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle (NPL)
Non-Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- A Girl Named Faithful Plum: The True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her Dream by Richard Bernstein (1080L)
- Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution by De Nichols
- Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life by Marilyn Nelson
- Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life by Chan Hon Goh
- Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles (990L)
- Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything by Aly Raisman (940L)
- Nevertheless, She Wore It: 50 Iconic Fashion Moments by Ann Shen
- Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince (940L)
- Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina by Maria Tallchief, Rosemary Wells (750L)
- Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World (Women in Science) by Rachel Ignotofsky (1070L)
- Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story by Carlos Acosta
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