Winnie, Dancing on Her Own

eh not as much about dance as i was hoping. it’s a fine early chapter book.......more

I was looking forward to reading this, so you can imagine how disappointed I was to find that the ballet in this book is absolute drivel. It's clear that the author has minimal knowledge of ballet; for one thing, good ballet teachers know that it's absolutely ludicrous to teach grand jetés to beginn......more

Perfect chapter book for 2nd to 3rd grader.......more

Winnie has always loved being part of a trio of best friends. She and her buddies, Vanessa and Zoe, call themselves the “end-of-the-alphabet club” and they do all of their after school activities together. When Vanessa and Zoe decide to join ballet, though, Winnie is less than thrilled, and even tho......more

Threesomes are hard, everyone says, but since kindergarten, Vanessa, Winnie, and Zoe—the End-of-the-Alphabet Club—have done everything together: sleepovers, trips to the library, games at recess. Yet now, as the world of ballet enters their lives, Winnie fears she will lose her two best friends. Sim......more