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My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights

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By Brooks Benjamin
Publisher Yearling
My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights
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Football hero. Ninja freestyler. Its seventh grade. Anything is possible.All Dillon wants is to be a real dancer. And if he wins a summer scholarship at DanceSplosion, hes on his way. The problem? His dad wants him to play football. And Dillons freestyle crew, the Dizzee Freekz, says that dance studios are for sellouts. His friends want Dillon to kill it at the auditionso he can turn around and tell the studio just how wrong their rules and creativitystrangling ways are.At first, Dillons willing to go along with his crews plan, even convincing one of the snobbiest girls at school to work with him on his technique. But as Dillons dancing improves, he wonders: what if studios arent the enemy? And what if he actually has a shot at winning the scholarship? Dillons life is about to get crazy . . . on and off the dance floor in this kidfriendly humorous debut by Brooks Benjamin.**I couldnt stop smiling. Equal parts hilarious and heartwarming, Dillons journey to find his people and his place in the world will charm everyone lucky enough to come along for the ride.Jessica Cluess, author of A Shadow Bright and BurningA rollicking, bighearted breakdance of a book. Its a story about friendship thats got all the moves: humor both sly and slapstick, a diverse cast of characters, and a winning narrator whos trying to learn how to follow his heart, find the beat, and dance his pants right off. Kate Hattemer, author of The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy

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57788 words57,788 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 560LLexile 560L
Grade 4 to 7Grade 4 to 7
Age 9-12Age 9-12
Published 2017Published 2017

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Book ISBN:

9780553512533

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