Ballet Academy- A Question of Character by Beatrice Masini (From Worcester News)

Ballet Academy- A Question of Character by Beatrice Masini

11:39am Tuesday 16th February 2010 in

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ZOE'S happy to be back at the Academy after the Christmas holidays, and keen to start work on the new character dance lessons they will be having – lessons full of fast steps and excitement.

Outside of school, life is just as interesting: Zoe's friendship with Leda seems to be turning frosty and she doesn't know why, but Roberto seems to behaving more friendly than ever! Life is a roller-coaster at Ballet Academy!

REVIEW

It’s just after the summer holidays and Zoe is starting back at school - the Ballet Academy! She met a young girl in the holidays, Alice, and soon the two become firm friends. Zoe’s friendship with her best friend, Leda, is going to well and Zoe is sure why...

This book gave me some surprises. I thought it was all about ballet and I wasn’t looking forward to reading it, but it focuses mainly on Zoe’s personal life and I liked that. I was reading this book at school and I was up to a chapter called ‘marzipan pigs’ my friend lent over and said “marzipan pigs? What’s that got to do with ballet?”

By Orla Goulbourne, aged 10.