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c1990., New York State Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution Call No: 347.30285 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c2011., Pre-adolescent, Knopf Call No: Performing Arts Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the true story of Zhongmei Lei, an eleven-year-old girl in 1977 who won one of twelve spots at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, and whose determination to remain in the school impressed teachers and students alike; and discusses how Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, went on to form her own dance company which debuted in New York when she was in her late twenties.
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2012, c2011., Pre-adolescent, Yearling Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Biography of a young girl from China who achieved her dreams of dancing.
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c2011., Juvenile, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: B LI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the life and journey of Zhongmei Lei, whose name means Faithful Plum, from her life as a poor country girl to the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy to founding her own dance company. Includes full-color and black-and-white photographs.
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2011. Click to access digital title Sample Summary Note: In 1977, when Zhongmei Lei was eleven years old, she learned that the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy was having open auditions. She'd already taken dance lessons, but everyone said a poor country girl would never get into the academy, especially without any connections in the Communist Party of the 1970s. But Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, persisted, even going on a hunger strike, until her parents agreed to allow her to go. She traveled for three days and two nights to get to Beijing and eventually beat out 60,000 other girls for one of 12 coveted spots. But getting in was easy compared to staying in, as Zhongmei soon learned. Without those all-important connections she was just a little girl on her own, far away from family. But her determination, talent, and sheer force of will were not something the teachers or other students expected, and soon it was apparent that Zhongmei was not to be underestimated. Zhongmei became a famous dancer, and founded...
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c2011., Juvenile, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: B LI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the life and journey of Zhongmei Lei, whose name means Faithful Plum, from her life as a poor country girl to the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy to founding her own dance company. Includes full-color and black-and-white photographs.
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2004., Oxford University Press Call No: 973.4 BER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Oxford portraitsSummary Note: Discusses the private life and public career of the fifth president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.
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1989., New York City Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution Call No: 974.71 BER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of George Washington's inauguration.
