Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

This true account introduces Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl whose interest in ballet begins after she sees Swan Lake. When a ballet school refuses to admit her, Sylvia teaches herself to dance with books borrowed from a bookmobile. The narrative connects her determination to the materials she finds through the mobile library. Digitally created illustrations accompany the account, and the book includes back matter.