Ten Cents a Dance
by Fletcher, Christine
YALSA Top TenBCCB Blue Ribbon BookJefferson Cup Award/HonorWorld War II EraYALSA Best Books for YAPoverty & Social Equality
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AR Book Level
4.2
AR Points
14
Word Count
96,251
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
124612 EN
About this book
In the 1940s, fifteen-year-old Ruby hopes to escape poverty by becoming a nightclub dancer, but soon, unforeseen dangers and hiding the truth from her family and friends becomes increasingly difficult. The plot contains violence and sexual situations.