Astrid and Apollo and the Awesome Dance Audition

By V.T. Bidania and Evelt Yanait

Astrid and Apollo watch their cousin Lily in an amazing dance performance, and she convinces them to audition for the Hmong dance school she attends. Astrid is excited, but Apollo isn’t so sure. The twins learn the audition routine and work hard to prepare for the big day. When Apollo faces a setback, he realizes how much he does want a place at the dance school. Will his creative solution save the day or cost him his chance?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666337488

V.T. Bidania

V.T. Bidania was born in Laos and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She spent most of her childhood writing stories and now that she’s an adult, she is thrilled to be writing stories for children. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The New School and is a recipient of the Loft Literary Center’s Mirrors & Windows Fellowship. She lives outside of the Twin Cities with her family.

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Astrid and Apollo: Astrid and Apollo and the Awesome Dance Audition by V.T. Bidania, Illustrated by Evelt Yanait

To Siri and all the awesome Hmong dancers out there! —VTB

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Meet Astrid & Apollo

Chapter 1: Gymnastics

Chapter 2: Best Contest Ever

Chapter 3: One Billion Hours

Chapter 4: No Surprises

Chapter 5: Coffee Grinder

Facts about the Hmong

Glossary

Talk about It

Write it Down

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Copyright

Back Cover

Cover

Title Page

Table of Contents

Start of Content

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Meet Astrid & Apollo