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Ballet Shoes

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Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

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By Noel Streatfeild

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Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters – with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, leaving them in the care of his niece Sylvia. The girls grow up in comfort until their money begins to run out and nobody can find Great Uncle Matthew.

Reviews

03 Sep 2023

I liked this because it was all about acting and I really love acting in plays . I liked the bit when it's Christmas and they get watches in Jewlery boxes . My favourite character is Pauline because she dreams of going to Hollywood .

11 Aug 2023

I absolutely love this book and I would definitely recommend it to everyone who wants a new book to read

01 Sep 2022

It was good I liked the fossil sisters

20 Aug 2022

Good

12 Aug 2022

I liked this book because it’s about ballet which I love to do. My favourite out of the three sisters is Posy because she loves dancing the most out of the sisters and she’s a similar age to me. I would recommend this book to someone who loves ballet.

10 Aug 2022

I like ballet and I like the sisters .personally I like posy the best because she is so beautiful and I like her name.

22 Jul 2022

I found this book fantastic, I couldn’t stop reading it. I liked how everything was connected like what wool weaved together. I will recommend this book to everyone. I didn’t give a five star because there wasn’t much ballet in it and the title was ballet shoes so I thought it was a bit of a miss. Still it was a very good book and I enjoyed reading it.

11 Jul 2022

I liked the characters and the plot

03 Jan 2022

I thought ballet shoes was amazing because I liked how the story was told in an old fashioned way, also I really like ballet as well. My book was fiction so the character I like the best was either Pauline or Posy. Pauline becomes an actress and Posy gets trained by a world class ballet dancer. I would most certainly recommend it to someone else, someone who likes the book told in an old fashioned way but they don't just have to like ballet to read the book. So anyone can read it, I would say.

02 Oct 2021

Good book if you like classic stories.

19 Sep 2021

Really good liked the ballerina she was brave i would think another little girl would like it

03 Sep 2021

A classical coming-of-age story of three adopted sisters pursuing their dreams.

Streatfeild's 'Ballet Shoes' is a different sort of book, as you follow the story, one watches children grow up, and the ending was rather happy. Although it's not the genre I usually read, I did enjoy this, and would recommend it.

03 Sep 2021

A classical coming-of-age story of three adopted sisters pursuing their dreams.

Streatfeild's 'Ballet Shoes' is a different sort of book, as you follow the story, one watches children grow up, and the ending was rather happy. Although it's not the genre I usually read, I did enjoy this, and would recommend it.

02 Sep 2021

I love ballet and I particularly like Posy following her dream to become a ballarina

31 Aug 2021

This book is wonderful! I love Posy the best because she dances the best and she’s the youngest out of the three. I would recommend this book to anyone who like dancing.

24 Aug 2021

This book was really intriguing. It made me think I was a sister of Pauline, Petrova and Posy. A fantastic book from Noel Streatfield about dancing ballet and earning a living starting from the age of twelve!

17 Aug 2021

This lovely book is about 3 sisters growing up together. They go through challenging times of life, but always manage to get through it with help. The three of them learn valuable lessons on friendship, kindness and braveness. My favourite character was Pauline as she was confident and strong in herself. I would recommend this to someone.

17 Aug 2021

This book was a lovely book and

29 Jul 2021

I think Ballet Shoes is a good book because everything in it is possible but unlikely. I also like how Pauline, Petrova and Posy can be sisters but with such different talents and backgrounds.

17 Jul 2021

This book is just wonderful, and opened my eyes as to how the stage actually works, and the people behind it all.

17 Jul 2021

I love ballet and I attend classes every Wednesday. In this book not only is about ballet is also about the love and passions of a big family :)

05 Jul 2021

it was great that they all had strong dreams

01 Mar 2021

I liked this book

15 Dec 2020

My favourite character was Posy and I really enjoyed the subject of this book.

07 Dec 2020

Better than the TV film!

29 Sep 2020

i hated the book

08 Sep 2020

I didn't really get some parts.

29 Aug 2020

Although I did not find this story particularly stimulating, I do believe that the individual characters were well-drawn. This story has relevance in my life, hence I am likely to be more judgemental towards this subject matter than otherwise. Overall, however, it was fine!

28 Aug 2020

My favourite book ever!

26 Aug 2020

a story from the past,a true page turner

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