While the tensions resolve in familiar ways, the limber verse will keep the audience engrossed. She casts a knowing eye on Clare's family, especially on the mother who talks about "our" dream. Clare, taller by at least four inches than all the other girls, tries to make up for her height with extra effort, but will her hard work be enough? While spelling out the physical toll of pain, bloodied feet and cramping muscles, Grover more subtly communicates the depth of the characters' ardor. Clare sweats out a difficult move: " 'Good extension, Willow,'/ Madame croons./ My leg shakes violently/ while I stare/ at Willow's short, still leg/ poised at shoulder height." Some will do anything to keep their weight down, and almost everyone shuns Dia, whose unexpectedly voluptuous development eventually costs her all her aspirations.
Grover, who in her teens was a member of the Miami Ballet Company, expertly captures the mood of the students as they privately obsess about their abilities and bodies, always competing. Pressure mounts as she and the other students anticipate the imminent auditions for City Ballet, which has just 16 openings. Clare has studied for 10 grueling years now she is spending the summer at her grandfather's, to be closer to her all-consuming classes at Ballet Conservatory, in western Washington. Lorie Ann lives in Washington, but you can find her at .) brings an air of authenticity to this well-wrought free-verse novel about a girl's passion for ballet.
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Her novels include L oose Threads, On Pointe, and Firstborn. Join Facebook to connect with Lorie Ann Grover and others you may know. Lorie Ann's board books include Bedtime Kiss for Little Fish and I Love All of Me. Lorie Ann Grover is an author for children of all ages. She was born and raised in Porto, Portugal, where she studied Communication Design at the Fine-Arts University. Wonderful Me: Books that celebrate the milestone emotional and social moments of little ones of todayĬarolina Búzio is a freelance illustrator and animator currently based in Berlin, working with clients from all over the world. I love my smelly nose From head to toe, there's so much to love about wild, wonderful you With charming illustrations and a sweet, bouncy text that begs to be read aloud, this padded board book is a joyous reminder to little ones to love their whole selves - just as they are.A glorious celebration of self-esteem that's full of humor, love, and heart. What do you love about you? Find out in this sweet padded storybook full of wonder and love
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