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LEADER: 01958mam a2200325 a 4500
001 2390292
005 20220616035036.0
008 990602t19991999mnu 000 1 eng
010 $a 99035462
020 $a1566890861 (alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm41531889
035 $9APS8974CU
035 $a2390292
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dJTE$dC#P$dCLE$dOrLoB-B
050 00 $aPS3553.O5788$bO43 1999
082 00 $a813/.54$221
100 1 $aCooney, Ellen.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96023611
245 14 $aThe old ballerina /$cEllen Cooney.
260 $aMinneapolis :$bCoffee House Press ;$aSt. Paul, MN :$b[Distributed to the trade by] Consortium Book Sales & Distribution,$c[1999], ©1999.
300 $a206 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
520 1 $a"In her third novel, Ellen Cooney tells a story about the creative process, and about how art can and must happen anywhere and everywhere - including in a small mill town, outside of the academy and the confines of the art institutions of the city. The story of Mrs. Kamsky is emblematic of the independent voice and the creative spirit - the little artist that could.".
520 8 $a"Grieving the defection of her protegee and recovering from a hip injury, Mrs. Kamsky unexpectedly renews her passion for life and for dance when she teaches a class of teenage boys, including one who's recruited for ballet lessons as punishment for breaking a classmate's leg in anger.".
520 8 $a"This novel about the artistic drive to create is alternately narrated by the central character's closest friends, her loving and demanding students, her discontented protegee, and her inquisitive neighbors."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aBallet$xStudy and teaching$vFiction.
650 0 $aArts and teenagers$vFiction.
650 0 $aRespect for persons$vFiction.
655 7 $aDidactic fiction.$2gsafd
852 00 $boff,glx$hPS3553.O5788$iO43 1999