Ballet Backflip
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015

Ballet Backflip

Written by Meredith Costain

Part of the Ella Diaries series

Ella's ballet dreams are challenged by a new gymnastics craze. Will she follow her heart or the crowd?

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144 pages· 940L
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Ella's Year 5 dreams of leading the ballet recital crumble, sparking curiosity about new pursuits. When the school buzzes over Mean Queen Peach's gymnastics, Ella faces a dilemma: stay true to ballet or join the craze? With her best friend Zoe swayed by Peach, Ella must navigate friendship and self-discovery. Dive into Ella's diary to uncover her secret thoughts and the truth about trying new things.

From the publisher

Ella dreams of dancing, but she also wants to be taken seriously. She’s in Year 5 after all! When her dreams of being the lead in the ballet recital are dashed, she starts to wonder if it might be fun to try something new. But when MEAN QUEEN PEACH takes up gymnastics and executes an AMAZING backflip in the playground, the school is taken over by the new craze. Will Ella backflip on her love of ballet? Can she bear to go along with Peach and her traitorous BFF Zoe?

At a glance
Format
Pages
144
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
940L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~V
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
184951
Publication
Published
June 1, 2016
First published
February 1, 2015
Publisher
Kane Miller/ EDC Publishing
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781610675215
LCCN
2015954196

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