Ballet Shoes
Nov 2018 · The Shoe Books Book 1 · Random House Books for Young Readers
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Three adopted sisters. One pair of pink slippers. A lifetime in the spotlight. Lace up your dancing shoes and step into Noel Streatfeild's classic shoes series that has captivated generations!
Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their busy life in London. The three talented girls have been raised as sisters. And when they learn their new family needs money, they make a pact to do what they can to help. That starts by enrolling in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Training.
For Posy, ballet comes as natural as breathing. But as she rises in the dance world, the stakes get higher too. Pauline loves acting. But if she can't learn to share the stage, she might miss her big break. As for Petrova, she has never felt comfortable in the spotlight. Can she find her place to shine? It will take grit, heart, and a leap of faith for the Fossil sisters to find where they belong.
Discover Noel Streatfeild's timeless classic about the courage it takes to follow your dream, the fierce love of family, and the unbreakable bond of sisters.
Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their busy life in London. The three talented girls have been raised as sisters. And when they learn their new family needs money, they make a pact to do what they can to help. That starts by enrolling in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Training.
For Posy, ballet comes as natural as breathing. But as she rises in the dance world, the stakes get higher too. Pauline loves acting. But if she can't learn to share the stage, she might miss her big break. As for Petrova, she has never felt comfortable in the spotlight. Can she find her place to shine? It will take grit, heart, and a leap of faith for the Fossil sisters to find where they belong.
Discover Noel Streatfeild's timeless classic about the courage it takes to follow your dream, the fierce love of family, and the unbreakable bond of sisters.
Three adopted sisters. One pair of pink slippers. A lifetime in the spotlight. Lace up your dancing shoes and step into Noel Streatfeild's classic shoes series that has captivated generations!
Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their busy life in London. The three talented girls have been raised as...
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Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. Although she was considered the plain one she ended up leading the most glamorous and exciting life! After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when WWI broke out, Noel followed her dream of being on stage and went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she became a professional actress. She began writing children's books in 1931 and Ballet Shoes was published in 1936. She quickly became one of the most popular authors of her day. When she visited Puffin exhibitions, there were queues right out of the building and all the way down the Mall. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983. Noel Streatfeild lived in London. She died in 1986.
Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. Although she was considered the plain one she ended up leading the most glamorous and exciting life! After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when WWI broke out, Noel followed her dream of bein...
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