Features
- Reading level: Ages 9-12
- Cover Type: Paperback with 96 pages
- Published by: BookSurge Publishing July 1, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1439200238
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1439200230
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Book Dimensions:
8 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
- Weighs: 5.6 ounces
Product Description
Book #5 in the Ballet Friends series.
The curtain’s rising, but who will be standing on center stage as the lead in the big recital? Will it be Bianca, who’s been the lead in every recital her whole life? Or will it be Jessie, the gifted newcomer who was dribbling basketballs just a few weeks ago? It’s all up to Madame Schumann, who shocks everyone when she announces the cast of
Swan Lake. In this exciting recital book, best friends turn into enemies, and no one knows how it will turn out until the curtain rises. For the first time, meet the families of the ballet friends, and find out what happens when Bianca’s grandfather hires a Hollywood movie director to film the big recital! But will Bianca be the star of the show, or will Margo’s determined stage mom steal the lead for Margo and impress all the ballet school recruiters in the audience? Who will be on center stage, and who will get discovered? It’s all in #5
Waiting in the Wings. Reading level: ages 9 to 12
About The Author
Kitty Michaels is the creator and author of the new Ballet Friends series. Her goal is to bring fun, exciting, and inspirational stories to young dancers everywhere. Her books are all about friendship and the strong bonds between five very special ballet friends. Kitty studied ballet for many years starting at the age of three, and continues her love of dance in writing the Ballet Friends series. She holds a B.A. in English, and a Master of Library Science with a concentration in children’s literature.
Kitty Michaels is the author of:
Ballet Friends #1 Toe-tally magnificent
Ballet Friends #2 Barred From Ballet
Ballet Friends #3 Birthday at the Ballet
Ballet Friends #4 Nowhere to Turn
Ballet Friends #5 Waiting in the Wings
Reader ReviewsFor the longest time, I've been searching for dance books for my daughter. Nothing too serious like a technical dictionary, just something for fun. Ballet Friends was exactly what I was looking for. My daughter loves reading funny books, and she also takes ballet. In the past, I could never find her a funny ballet book. Funny and ballet just didn't seem to go together. I don't know how it happened, but this book has it all! It's very funny, and all about an interesting group of 12-year-old girls who take ballet and have a lot of fun together. This book 5 is centered around the big ballet recital at Madame Schumann's dance school. When my daughter read parts of it to me, I chuckled along with her and we ended up reading the books together starting from #1. Books 1-4 are equally good and often made us burst out laughing. If your daughter takes dance, you should really consider this series for her. My daughter is ten and she loves it, but I also think it's very appropriate for 11 and 12-year-olds, and even 9-year-olds who are good readers. Again, I highly recommend this book, and am very happy to find such a terrific ballet series that seems tailor-made for my little aspiring ballerina.
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