Three adopted orphan girls take dance lessons. That's the main plot. They all have different kind of talents and different kind of views, that makes the story interesting.
I must admit, I never heard of this author before watching "You've Got Mail". But Meg Ryan described it so nicely, when I saw the book in our library (helping my son to find books), I just had to borrow and read it. It is a little old and you notice this when you read it, but, it's quite a nice story that you can still read more than half a century after it's been written.
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From the back cover:
"Pauline longs to be an actress.
Petrova is happiest playing with cars and engines.
And if she could . . . Posy would dance all day!
But when their benefactor Great-Uncle Matthew disappears, the Fossil girls share a future of a dazzling life on stage, where their dreams and fears will soon come true . . ."
My friend Carla, a librarian in San Francisco, was the book consultant for You've Got Mail, which is why there are references to Ballet Shoes and the Betsy-Tacy books, two of her (and my) favorites. I checked Ballet Shoes out of the school library so often the librarian asked if I wanted to keep it. I thought she was serious so said, "Yes, please!" but she was being sarcastic.
ReplyDeleteHere is my review: https://perfectretort.blogspot.com/2021/04/ballet-shoes-by-noel-streatfeild-who-is.html
As a reader, I find the way Posy thinks by dancing is interesting but as an older sister, it probably would have made me crazy!
Constance
How lovely, Constance. That must have been great for Carla. Tell her, she did a great job! I will have to have a look whether I own the copy, I might. So, if you need it, I can send it to you.
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