01974cam a2200265 4500 2467337628 TxAuBib 20250601120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781599905006 1599905000 34109a1c-4dd1-4fcc-b9a2-a54c6b044b54 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 464259 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Fletcher, Christine. Ten Cents a Dance [Libby eBook]. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. HTML:<p>With her mother ill, it's up to fifteen-year-old Ruby Jacinski to support her family. But in the 1940s, the only opportunities open to a Polish-American girl from Chicago's poor Yards is a job in one of the meat packing plants. Through a chance meeting with a local tough, Ruby lands a job as a taxi dancer and soon becomes an expert in the art of "fishing": working her patrons for meals, cash, clothes, even jewelry. Drawn ever deeper into the world of dance halls, jazz, and the mob, Ruby gradually realizes that the only one who can save her is herself. A mesmerizing look into a little known world and era. The critically acclaimed novel about a young woman's journey from immigrant slums to the hottest jazz clubs. Christine Fletcher grew up in California. After receiving her veterinary degree from the University of California, she lived for three years in the Great Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee. She writes, teaches, and practices veterinary medicine in Portland, OR. www.christinefletcherbooks.com</p>. Young Adult Literature. Young Adult Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Best Fiction for Young Adults. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=34109A1C-4DD1-4FCC-B9A2-A54C6B044B54&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)