This series will truly resonate with young girls who are seriously pursuing classical ballet training. The realistic descriptions of day-to-day life at the Royal Ballet school ignited my daughter's interest in attending a boarding ballet school herself. ( )

Ellie leaves her home in Chicago to join JA classes in Oxford. She treasures her mother and helps her through her MS.
Ellie auditions for the school but knocks a girl over in the all important auditions so she recons she will not get in... ( )

This is a really lovely book for girls who love ballet, the age group for this book i would say is about 9 -12. If you dream of becoming a dancer then read this book. It is about a young girl called Ellie who moves from her hometown in Chicago to Oxfard. She starts JA (Junior Assosiats) lessons at the Royal Ballet School. She then takes an audition for the Royal Ballet's lower school. You will have to read the book to find out more i don' t want to spoil it for you! ( )

Ellie has just moved to England from the U.S.A. She starts to dance and then she gets accepted into the royal ballet school. In the audition she trips up another girl and is now her worst enemy. When she arrives at the school she sees that the girl she tripped up got in as well. Wiil she ever forgive Ellie????? ( )