| On Pointe Contributor(s): Grover, Lorie Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416978267 ISBN-13: 9781416978268 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: Told through passionate and affecting poems in the voice of a young ballet dancer, this novel soars with emotion as it explores what it means to reach a dream--and the way that dreams can change as quickly and suddenly as lives do. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 460 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.44" W x 8.6" (0.92 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 78699 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Our feet slip into satin shoes with stiff shanks, hard boxing, tight elastic, and slippery ribbons that wrap and end in hard knots. The frayed edges are crammed out of sight. We stand. A row of bound feet rises to its toes. For as long as she can remember, Clare and her family have had a dream: Someday Clare will be a dancer in City Ballet Company. For ten long years Clare has been taking ballet lessons, watching what she eats, giving up friends and a social life, and practicing until her feet bleed -- all for the sake of that dream. And now, with the audition for City Ballet Company right around the corner, the dream feels so close. But what if the dream doesn't come true? The competition for the sixteen spots in the company is fierce, and many won't make it. Talent, dedication, body shape, size -- everything will influence the outcome. Clare's grandfather says she is already a great dancer, but does she really have what it takes to make it into the company? And if not, then what? Told through passionate and affecting poems in Clare's own voice, On Pointe soars with emotion as it explores what it means to reach for a dream -- and the way that dreams can change as quickly and suddenly as do our lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grover, Lorie Ann: - Lorie Ann Grover attended the University of Miami. After school she lived with her husband, David, in South Korea, where she spent most of her time painting and writing poetry. The Grovers have two daughters, Emily and Ellen, and live in Sumner, Washington. The author of Loose Threads, Lorie Ann was inspired to write On Pointe by her own experiences as a teenage member of the Miami Ballet Company. |