Share the lives and dreams of Zoe and her young dancer friends at Ballet Academy. Zoe is happy to be back at Ballet Academy after the holidays and looks forward to starting work on her character dance, where she can give free reign to her creativity. Outside lessons, she has put up with best friend Leda's up and down moods, but she consoles herself with shopping trips with new friend Bianca. There are also outings with Jonathan and the confidences of Demetra, the costume designer who makes such pretty tutus. AUTHOR: Beatrice Masini was born in Milan, Italy, where she lives and works. A journalist, editor and translator, she has won prizes for her children's books. SELLING POINTS: This is the second book in a new series for tween readers. A fantastically successful series with rights sold in eleven different countries. This is a very typcal Piccadilly tween title with humour, insight and intrigue. Ballet is very popular with this age group.