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Ballet

May 2021

  • The Bolshoi ballet premieres its production Krakatukin Moscow in January 2020.

    Top 10s
    Top 10 books about ballet

    From Noel Streatfeild to David Hallberg, this is a literature of passion and madness, ambition and addiction

March 2016

  • Children's books
    Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild - review

    cherryontop: ‘two of the most powerful and admirable women in literature’

October 2015

  • Ballet and books – a novel combination. What are some of your favourite books that combine drama and dance?

    Children's books
    World Ballet Day – eight books that bring ballet to life

    It’s not difficult to find sport featuring in children’s books these days, but did you know that there’s an entire genre dedicated to ballet books? In celebration of World Ballet Day, here are some of our top picks

September 2015

  • Iranian teenager girls

    Children's books
    Seven YA novels that show the lives of teens across the world

    Many fantasy, sci-fi and historical novels are set in or inspired by countries across the world, but YA contemporary stories disproportionately take place in the US and UK – and those that are set in other countries are often told by newcomer suffering from culture shock, rather than an actual native. Here teen site member John Hansen recommends his favourite geographically diverse YA books that provide a fascinating glimpse into the lives of teenagers throughout the world

June 2015

  • Michaela de Prince

    Children's books
    How I found hope in a ballet shoe

  • Children's books
    Summer's Dream by Cathy Cassidy - review

April 2015

  • Children's books
    Dance of Fire by Yelena Black - review

    Wizard: 'The last few chapters were full of plot twists'

March 2015

  • Children's books
    Somersaults and Dreams by Cate Shearwater - review

  • Children's books
    Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild - review

February 2015

  • Children's books
    Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela & Elaine DePrince - review

    Bookeros: 'Through her humble style of writing Michaela narrates a great story'

January 2015

  • Children's books
    Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela and Elaine DePrince - review

    lucyal99: 'We are shown, through Michaela's eyes, how hope can blossom in the most unlikely of circumstances'

July 2014

  • Children's books
    Shoes of Satin, Ribbons of Silk: Tales from the Ballet by Antonia Barber - review

    bunkbedbobby: 'One of my personal favorites in this book is the classic Nutcracker'

July 2013

  • Children's books
    Laura-Bella Bergamotta by Emerald Everhart - review

  • Children's books
    Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black - review

November 2012

  • Children's books
    Family reviews: a selection

    Another selection of family reviews, with a mixed response to Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York's brand new picturebook

August 2011

  • Children's books
    Dancing Shoes By Noel Streatfeild - review

    pinkbookworm: 'A charmingly told tale of sisterhood, woven around the much-loved theme of dancing'

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