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passion

Books about passion for readers of all ages.

Cover of Dancing on air

Dancing on air

Natasha May

Ages 7–11dancepassion

Cover of Please, please, please

Please, please, please

Rachel Vail

Ages 9–14friendshipidentity

Cover of Dazzling Danny

Dazzling Danny

Jean Ure

Ages 8–12balletself-discovery

Cover of One bear extraordinaire

One bear extraordinaire

Jayme McGowan

Ages 4–8self-expressionpassion

Cover of Boy Racer (Books for Boys)

Boy Racer (Books for Boys)

Ian Whybrow

Ages 7–11familysports

Cover of Beautiful Soccer

Beautiful Soccer

Ryan Marquez

Ages 8–14sportsathleticism

Cover of Girl on Pointe

Girl on Pointe

Chloe Lukasiak, Nancy Ohlin

Ages 8–14self-acceptanceperseverance

Cover of The sweet life of Stella Madison

The sweet life of Stella Madison

Lara M. Zeises

Ages 10–14self-discoveryfamily

Cover of The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

Margot Griffin

Ages 8–12danceself-expression

Cover of Omar on Ice

Omar on Ice

Maryann Kovalski

Ages 4–8perseveranceself-confidence

Cover of Full of hope

Full of hope

Lucy Daniels

Ages 10–16horsesperseverance

Cover of Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club

Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club

Niki Daly

Ages 8–12art and creativityself-discovery

Cover of Cut the lights

Cut the lights

Karen Krossing

Ages 12–16performing artshigh school life

Cover of Perfect pirouette

Perfect pirouette

Jane Lawes

Ages 8–12perseveranceself-discovery

Cover of Attitude

Attitude

Robin Stevenson

Ages 10–15bullyingself-confidence

Cover of Kate's special secret

Kate's special secret

Alexandra Moss

Ages 8–12ambitionfriendship

Cover of Igor

Igor

Satoshi Kitamura (きたむらさとし)

Ages 4–8determinationself-discovery

Cover of The Young Oxford book of football stories

The Young Oxford book of football stories

Riordan, James

Ages 8–14sportsperseverance

Cover of Joan Procter, dragon doctor

Joan Procter, dragon doctor

Patricia Valdez

Ages 5–10scienceperseverance

Cover of Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Ages 6–12perseverancecreativity

Cover of Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Mike Venezia

Ages 6–12musiccreativity

Cover of Angelina at ballet camp

Angelina at ballet camp

Lana Jacobs

Ages 4–8balletfriendship

Cover of Jake the Philharmonic Dog

Jake the Philharmonic Dog

Karen LeFrak

Ages 3–8musiccreativity

Cover of Jason rat-a-tat

Jason rat-a-tat

Colby F. Rodowsky

Ages 4–8individualityself-expression