Anna Wilson (1)

When Bella, a student from the Jazz Dance School, comes to visit the Royal Academy of Fairy Ballet, she is assigned to room with best friends Nina and Peri. When Nina and Bella become good friends, Peri must put aside her jealousy in order to help Bella, who is not exactly who she seems to be, achieve her dreams. This charming transitional chapter book will be sure to appeal to second through fourth grade girls, with its cast of fairy characters who dream of being star ballerinas. The plot is simple yet well paced, with a well-resolved ending. The world of the Royal Academy of Fairy Ballet is well-drawn and full of whimsical details. The text also uses real ballet terms, while unobtrusively defining them within the text, which will both appeal to children currently enrolled in ballet classes and make the book accessible to non-dancers. This book models an important lesson about jealousy and making new friends especially appropriate to its elementary school target audience.… (mehr)