Book Review - Ballet Shoes

Have you ever had to do something that you had no interest in doing? That is exactly how Petrova Fossil feels when she is enrolled in the Academy.

In Noel Streatfeild's novel Ballet Shoes, the three orphan girls, Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil vow to "try and put our names in history books because it's our very own and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers." Right away Pauline and Posy point their toes and lift their heads. They are the talk of the Academy and soon to be the town.

Although all three attend the Academy of Dancing, Petrova has her head in the clouds with her dream of flying an airplane.

The busy nanny has her hands full with this talented trio.