Tiny Dancer

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A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoira follow-up to the Sibert Honorwinning To Dance.

All her life, Siena has dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet, with hopes of becoming a member of George Balanchines world-famous New York City Ballet company. Siena has worked hard for many years to be a professional ballet dancer, but injury and doubt are starting to take their toll.

Maybe its time to look beyond the world of dancebut Sienas whole identity has been shaped by ballet. When you have spent your entire life working toward something, how do you figure out what comes next And how do you figure out who you are without the thing that defined you This is a moving and beautifully drawn memoir of a dancer struggling to find her next stepand a young woman finding her true footing in the world.

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SienaChersonSiegel is an author and former dancer who trained at the School of American Ballet.To DanceandTiny Dancerare stories from her life.

Mark Siegelis the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books and graphic novels, includingTiny Dancer,To Dance,Moving House, andSailor Twain.His latest project is the collaborative graphic novel series 5Worlds, an epic science fiction story for young readers. In addition to writing and illustrating, Mark is also the founder and creative and editorial director of First Second Books, Macmillans graphic novel house. The Siegels live in Tarrytown, New York. Visit Mark at MarkSiegelBooks.com.