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Bunheads by Sophie FlackA Company of Swans by Eva IbbotsonBallet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildDancergirl by Carol M. TanzmanOn Pointe by Lorie Ann Grover
YA Dance Books
199 books — 247 voters
Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildBallet Boy by Anfaney GladwinRussian Winter by Daphne KalotayDancergirl by Carol M. TanzmanDancing on My Grave by Gelsey Kirkland
Best Books About Dance
225 books — 194 voters

Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth EulbergProm by Laurie Halse AndersonForever Princess by Meg CabotProm Nights from Hell by Meg CabotTop Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro
YA Prom Books
153 books — 157 voters
Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinLife in Motion by Misty CopelandBunheads by Sophie FlackDancing on My Grave by Gelsey KirklandThe Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey
Best Ballet Books Ever!
170 books — 131 voters

Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinSugar's Dance by Katie MettnerSugar's Song by Katie MettnerDance Demons by Juliet M. SampsonDance For Me by Helena Newbury
Great Dance Books
67 books — 128 voters
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
ATY 2020 - A Book Related To The Arts
308 books — 103 voters

Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinAngelina Ballerina by Katharine HolabirdVampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie PaceNutcracker by E.T.A. HoffmannAmazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Picture Books for Young Ballerinas
161 books — 66 voters
Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinGiraffes Can't Dance by Giles AndreaeBarnyard Dance by Sandra BoyntonFlora and the Flamingo by Molly IdleRap A Tap Tap by Leo Dillon
Picture Books About Dance
197 books — 65 voters

Dancing with a Dead Horse by Danielle DeVorDance Demons by Juliet M. SampsonBilly Elliot by Melvin BurgessDirty Dancing by Gordon VolkeJezebel by Koko Brown
Dancing
128 books — 55 voters
Wait for You by J. LynnReflections / Dance of Dreams by Judith L. FabryDance Demons by Juliet M. SampsonHis Perfect Partner by Priscilla OliverasThe Ballerina Bride by Fiona Harper
Dancers in Contemporary Romance
147 books — 55 voters

Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinDance Demons by Juliet M. SampsonCrash by Nicole WilliamsDancing on the Inside by Glen C. StrathyOn Pointe by Lorie Ann Grover
Best Books For Dancers
48 books — 52 voters
Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinDance Demons by Juliet M. SampsonA Tempest Soul by Oliver PhippsThe Cowboy Rode A Harley by Susan ArdenZoya by Danielle Steel
Best Dance Themed Books
30 books — 37 voters

Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley ColeAmorous Liaisons by Sarah MayberryReflections / Dance of Dreams by Judith L. FabryUnder Winter Lights by Bree M. LewandowskiUnder Midnight Lights by Bree M. Lewandowski
Passionate Pirouette: Romances with Ballerina Heroines
166 books — 37 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinBarnyard Dance by Sandra BoyntonDance of Thieves by Mary E. PearsonThe Spiral Dance by StarhawkDancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran
Dance in the Title
536 books — 36 voters

Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildA Dream of Sadler's Wells by Lorna HillDancing Through Fire by Kathryn LaskyBallet for Drina by Jean EstorilEllen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary
Middle Grade Ballet & Dance Fiction
243 books — 27 voters
Dance Demons by Juliet M. SampsonA Tempest Soul by Oliver PhippsTaking Flight by Michaela DePrince84 Ribbons by Paddy EgerAstonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Into the World of Dance
104 books — 27 voters

Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinFlora and the Flamingo by Molly IdleElla Bella Ballerina and Swan Lake by James MayhewBrontorina by James HoweThe Nutcracker Comes to America by Chris Barton
Best Ballet Books for Kids
27 books — 24 voters
Nureyev by Julie KavanaghMargot Fonteyn by Meredith DanemanNureyev by Diane SolwayOlga Spessivtzeva by Anton DolinRussian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
Leaping Beauty
209 books — 17 voters

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananDancing for Degas by Kathryn WagnerMarie, Dancing by Carolyn MeyerDancing Through Fire by Kathryn LaskyThe Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro
Degas Fiction
17 books — 13 voters
Dragons Don't Dance Ballet by Jennifer CarsonDragons Love Tacos by Adam RubinIf You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Joffe NumeroffDimity Duck by Jane YolenA Cuddle For Little Duck by Claire Freedman
Preschool-"D"
41 books — 12 voters

The Complete Gnomes by Wil HuygenAlexander McQueen by Andrew BoltonWilliam Blake by Osbert BurdettThe Art of My Neighbor Totoro by Hayao MiyazakiThe Art of Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki
Essential Coffee Table Books
145 books — 10 voters
Sus-sous at The Ballet by Collette RitzWriting Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism by Sally BanesRantin' Pipe and Tremblin' String by George S. EmmersonThe Ballet Lover's Companion by Zoë AndersonBallerina Birdies by Marina Yamamoto
Dance Reference
12 books — 8 voters

Apollo's Angels by Jennifer HomansThe Ballet Companion by Eliza Gaynor MindenPassion to Dance by James NeufeldGeorge Balanchine by Robert GottliebBalanchine by Bernard Taper
Non Fiction Ballet
17 books — 7 voters
The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Melting Season by Celeste ConwayA Company of Swans by Eva IbbotsonBunheads by Sophie FlackDon't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Tutus
33 books — 7 voters

Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonChasing Me to My Grave by Winfred RembertSomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. FordThe South by Adolph L. Reed Jr.The Nation Must Awake by Mary E. Jones Parrish
Memoirs by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
42 books — 7 voters
Playbook Breakaway by Kenna KingHold Me Like a Grudge by Celine OngToe to Toe by Falon BallardFirst to Finish by Rebecca J. CafferyChange the Play by Kaylee Ryan
March 2026 Sports Romance Release
8 books — 4 voters

Love and hate on the tennis court by Stanley H. CathStrange Stories of the Chase by Countess of FevershamBathroom Tennis by Alan S. BoltinGoing Forwards While Running Backwards by Christian GrolléTips for Success by Ulli Heldt
•Movementology
101 books — 2 voters
Prince Cinders by Babette ColeAsh Boy by Lucy CoatsCinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson LevineCinderelliot by Mark CeilleySneakerella by Walt Disney Company
Cinderella Retellings for Young Boys
14 books — 2 voters

Shine Bright by Danyel SmithMy Life in the Purple Kingdom by BrownMarkSinging Like Germans by Kira ThurmanI Don't Like the Blues by B. Brian FosterThe Blues by Chris Thomas King
Music and Dance by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
11 books — 1 voter
She Kept Dancing by Sydney MesherWhat Happened to You? by James CatchpoleShe Persisted by Maryann Cocca-LefflerAwesomely Emma by Amy WebbEmma's Awesome Summer Camp Adventure by Amy Webb
Picture Books of Characters with Limb Differences and Amputations
11 books — 1 voter

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