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2) Ballet shoes
Author
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.
3) Far To Go
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday's Child stars in this classic children's adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child actress at a well-known London theatre, becoming famous almost overnight, news of her success reaches her bitter enemy, the matron of her old orphanage. Margaret knows that Matron is set on revenge, but she keeps her head held high, focusing...
Author
Language
English
Description
Join the unforgettable heroine Margaret Thursday as she makes her way from an orphanage to the stage in this ebook collection containing the classic novels “Thursday's Child” and “Far to Go” by Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn't really an orphan—each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However,...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Noel Streatfeild Collection is a remarkable anthology that brings together some of Noel Streatfeild's finest adult novels, showcasing her talent for character-driven storytelling, emotional depth, and sharp social observation. Best known for her beloved children's books such as Ballet Shoes, Streatfeild was also a gifted writer of adult fiction, exploring themes of love, ambition, societal expectations, and personal growth.
This beautifully illustrated...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Harriet Johnson goes ice-skating to strengthen her legs after an illness, befriends Lalla, the orphaned daughter of a great figure skating star, and finds encouragement to become a champion.
Author
Publisher
Yearling Book, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
During World War II in England, three motherless children, whose father is reported missing in action, go to live with their grandmother in London and join the members of their talented theatrical family in a school for stage training.
Author
Pub. Date
1968
Edition
[1st American ed.].
Physical Desc
177 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An English family's life is disrupted when the father is injured in a serious car accident. Everything goes from bad to worse until the youngest boy unexpectedly inherits a house.
12) Ballet shoes
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Rated PG ; Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three girls adopted by an explorer are raised as sisters by his niece. As each of the girls have their own dreams, they learn that in order to realize them, they must also keep their family together.
13) Clothes-Pegs
Author
Language
English
Description
"Do you live permanently in yellow evening frocks and court gowns, or have you anything else?"
Annabel laughed shakily.
"Of course. My own clothes."
"Then go and put them on. Lovely ladies who fall over their trains need cocktails to restore them. And that's just what I'm going to take you to have."
Annabel Brown has taken a job in the sewing room at Bertna's, a high-end dressmaker, to help her family's finances. When one of the "mannequins" employed...