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Marisol (American Girl Today)
Marisol - American Girl Today
Author: Gary Soto
Marisol Luna is a ten-year-old girl who loves to dance. Ballet folklórico (Mexican folkdance) is her favorite type of dance, but she also does jazz, ballet, and a little tap! She is very disappointed when her parents decide to move to the Chicago suburbs -- away from their close-knit neighborhood and Marisol's school and dance classes...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781584859727
ISBN-10: 1584859725
Publication Date: 12/20/2004
Pages: 147
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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4 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: American Girl
Book Type: Paperback
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Great book from the American Girl of Today series about a girl from Chicago who loves to dance. When she is forced to move to an area that doesn't have anyplace to take lessons, she becomes sad but with the help of some friends in the neighborhood and her teacher, she finds new options. A good story that encourages friendship, hope, and perseverance.
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Meet Marisol Luna,
a girl who was born to dance. the upsettting news that her family is moving to Chicago suburbs is made worse when Marisol learns that her new neighborhood doesn't have a dance studio. That means no tap, no jazz, no ballet folklo'rico---not even classical ballet.
Instead of giving up, resourceful Marisol is determined to find a way to keep danceing. With the help of two new friends, she figures out how to combine the best of her old world with a renewed commitment to stretch and try her hardest.

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reviewed Marisol (American Girl Today) on + 3561 more book reviews
Gift Copy! Marisol is a young girl who Wants to dance.She is upset with her parents because they are moving from Chicago to the suburbs to buy a house.She has to leave her friends of a lifetime and make new friends. Her only constant is her Siamese cat, Rascal whom Marisol adores. When she gets to the new neighborhood there is no dance studio what. will Marisol do? She is only10 years old and how can she get a dance studio?

This is an excellent book for any age. I loved it.


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