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Overview
Ellie Brown is so excited to be returning to The Royal Ballet Lower School forher second term. She can't wait until classes start—she and her fellow classmates are finally learning to dance on pointe! But a new girl, Isabelle Armand, throws everyone off. Isabelle is from France and believes that the French way is the only way—when it comes to clothing, food…and especially ballet. Isabelle is a flawless dancer, but she's terribly unfriendly. How can Ellie and her friends warm to Isabelle when she keeps giving everyone the cold shoulder?Editorials
Children's Literature
Ellie Brown returns to the Royal Ballet School for her second term, expecting nothing but happy relationships with her fellow students and continuing improvement in her own dancing. But a new girl, Isabelle Armand, arrives from France. Isabelle's appearance, dancing ability, and academic talents are dauntingly perfect. She is also rude and antisocial with both the girls and the boys at the school. But Ellie soon realizes that there is sadness behind Isabelle's anger, and she makes it her mission to break down Isabelle's hostility. The impending ballet appraisal, which determines whether students can continue at the school the next year, increases everyone's tension. Ellie's resolute effort to master a difficult step draws Isabelle's help and dissolves Ellie's jealousy. Her goodhearted effort to show the others that Isabelle needs their friendship soon leads to the once-shunned girl becoming a valued member of the class. Most chapters include brief entries in Ellie's diary, and a helpful glossary of ballet terms is found at the end of the book. This title is part of "The Royal Ballet School Diaries" series. 2005, Grosset & Dunlap/Penguin, Ages 8 to 12.—Judy DaPolito
Book Details
Published
May 5, 2005
Publisher
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2005.
Pages
144
Format
Other Format
ISBN
9780448437699