Hip-Hop Road Trip Contributor(s): Gurevich, Margaret (Author), Almon, Claire (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1496562089 ISBN-13: 9781496562081 Publisher: Stone Arch Books OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2018005691 |
Lexile Measure: 610 |
Series: Academy of Dance |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.3" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) 72 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 196479 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: There's nothing better than a vacation - unless it's a vacation with your dance team Brie and the rest of the dancers at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance are thrilled when they find out they're performing in the Citrus Jam - the competition to end all dance team competitions. But then Brie overhears another team plotting to win at all costs. Can she find a way to fight fair and still win? |
Contributor Bio(s): Gurevich, Margaret: - Margaret Gurevich has wanted to be a writer since second grade and loves writing for kids of all ages. She has written for many magazines including Girls' Life, SELF, and Ladies' Home Journal. Her first YA novel, Inconvenient, was a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens, and her second novel, Pieces of Us, garnered positive reviews from Kirkus, Voya, and Publishers Weekly, which called it painfully believable. When not writing, Margaret enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, watching too much television, and spending time with her husband and son.Almon, Claire: - Claire Almon lives and works in warm and sunny Atlanta, Georgia, and holds a BFA in illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design, as well as an MFA in animation from Savannah College of Art and Design. She has worked on a variety of projects for clients including American Greetings, Netflix, and Cartoon Network and has taught character design at Savannah College of Art and Design. Thanks to her training in both illustration and animation, Claire specializes in creating fun, dynamic characters full of life and wit and works in a variety of styles and mediums including watercolor, pen and ink, pastel, and digital. When not making art, Claire enjoys dancing, napping, hanging out with her friends, and being an aunt to her six nieces. |