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Category Archives: Performing Arts

Review: Shiny Broken Pieces by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton

August 5, 2016by Yash 2 Comments

June, Bette, and Gigi have given their all to dance at Manhattan’s most elite ballet school. Now they are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American […]

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Dance, General Fiction, Performing Arts

Drum Dream Girl

July 25, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 4 Comments

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music Sometimes just living your true self can be the most remarkable act of rebellion, and this simple act can change the […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Performing Arts, picturebook, Picturebooks, This Month's Theme

Review: Juba! by Walter Dean Myers

July 22, 2016by Yash Leave a comment

In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers’s last novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as Master Juba, who lived […]

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Dance, Performing Arts, Racism

Tomoko Ninomiya’s Nodame Cantabile: Experiencing One Work in Three Different Mediums

July 20, 2016by Nafiza 4 Comments

The Manga Volumes 1-25 Published in English by Del Rey Some would argue that because this work is originally a manga, this medium is the best one for it but […]

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favourites, Manga, Music, Performing Arts, Review, This Month's Theme

Five Finds – The Music Within

July 18, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 3 Comments

And we’re back with another collection of themed picture books! Continuing with this month’s performing arts theme, today we’re looking at picture books that celebrate musical expression. I am passionate […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Discrimination, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Picturebooks, Racism, Social Issues

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A #KeepTheSecrets Review

July 15, 2016by Christopher Owen 1 Comment

When my friend and I arrived in London we walked through King’s Cross Station, passed Platforms 9 and 10, wandered through the Platform 9 ¾ store, and then made our […]

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Harry Potter, Performing Arts, Play

Dark Lord of Derkholm: parody and performance

July 14, 2016by Janet 9 Comments

If you haven’t read Diana Wynne Jones’s Tough Guide to Fantasyland, my advise is to get thee to a bookstore and read it as in now why are you still reading this […]

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Diana Wynne Jones, Fantasy, High fantasy, Performing Arts

Review: Flora And The…..

July 11, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian Leave a comment

In keeping with this month’s performing arts theme, I though I’d highlight three of my favourite wordless picture books, each of which features a charming little dancer named Flora and […]

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Performing Arts, Picturebooks, This Month's Theme

Skip Beat: The Many Faces of Kyoko Mogami

July 8, 2016by Nafiza 13 Comments

Skip Beat which you probably have heard me speaking about in some detail at various points on this blog is one of my favourite long running manga series. I believe […]

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Manga, Performing Arts, Review

Five Finds – Let’s Dance!

July 4, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 2 Comments

Hello, world! I’m thrilled to be joining The Book Wars as a self-proclaimed picture book expert – I’m really looking forward to sharing some of my favourite picture books with […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Performing Arts, Picturebooks

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