Ann Bryant Knihy

The seventh title in the lively Ballerina Dreams series, written by trained dancer and successful author, Ann Bryant. The Central School of Ballet has been involved in the creation of these realistic stories capturing the dreams and dramas of three budding ballerinas. Synopsis Poppy, Jasmine and Rose are thrilled to have won parts in a professional production of The Nutcracker. But with demanding rehearsals and a whole host of new people to work with, the girls face many challenges, both in their dancing and to their friendships. Worst of all, when they most need her advice, Miss Coralie is ill in hospital, and no one knows if she will even be better in time to see their special Christmas Eve performance.

Jasmine is a young dancer who wants to become a professional ballerina, but her father wants her to give up ballet to concentrate on her schoolwork. Will she change his mind by being the star perfomer in Miss Coralie's show?

Antonia has just started to love attending boarding school in England when her father decides she should go to in her home country of Italy instead. Antonia has to change his mind - but how?

Shy Mia loves the idea of entering a school talent contest for singer/songwriters, but just isn't confident enough, until her friends persuade her to give it a go. She's thrilled to make it through the auditions, but when she realises that another entrant might be cheating, will she be brave enough to tell the judges.

Izzy loves Silver Spires boarding school. Having trained as a ballerina, she auditioned for The Royal Ballet School and was devastated when she failed to get in - so much so that she vowed never to dance again. But now there is a big dance show coming up and all her friends think she should take part. Can she overcome her fears?

"Twelve-year old Sarah finds it very difficult to adjust to her parents' divorce. She and her siblings live with Mom, while Dad now lives with his new girlfriend and her daughters. Sarah perceives this new girlfriend to be the cause of her parents' divorce and decides to be as uncooperative and rude as possible whenever around her. Over time however, Sarah realizes that she is hurting herself more than anyone with her behavior. She starts to see her situation with new eyes and slowly begins to accept the re-organized family structure and to enjoy life again.

Twelve-year-old twins Zane and Finola, together with their mum, crash-land on Earth from the planet Sevent. The three are following Dad and are desperate for them all to be together again. The twins have to remain hidden to avoid suspicion as they wait for news, but when cryptic messages are received from Dad, they must break cover and venture out into the world to discover their meaning and have a chance of reuniting their family.

Georgie loves acting and is desperate to win her dream role in the school play. But when she messes up at the audition, her smug rival gets the part instead. Disappointed but ever hopeful, Georgie secretly attends the play's rehearsals, but it's only a matter of time before she's discovered - and finds herself in trouble.