Grace's Show of Strength

Royal Ballet School Diaries #6

by Alexandra Moss

With the end of the school year looming, the girls are warming up for summer and a big summer performance that marks the end of the year. Planning for the show brings lots of excitement—and even more pressure. All the girls are feeling it, but Ellie notices that Grace does not seem to be performing well. In fact, she is dealing with the stress in a way that could be very dangerous. Can Ellie rally Grace’s friends and family in time to save Grace from making a terrible mistake?

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Contemporary, Boarding School

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2005

Reviews

[Bethany Tyler]

Awesome!
I really like how Ellie finds out what is wrong with Grace and helps her through it.

[Colette Denali · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the hardest of the series for me to track down. Although my local public library claimed it had several copies, all were discovered to be missing. I eventually ordered my own copy.

This is one of the best books in the series because of the way it handles the experience of anxiety. Ellie's friend Grace is under pressure to be perfect from her mother. Eventually, Ellie confronts Grace and Grace gets help from a therapist. Very realistic portrayal of a young girl with an anxiety disorder.

[Joni · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good little book about a group of friends who are in Year 7 at London's Royal Ballet School. Lots of little girls dream of being a ballerina and I think many of them would enjoy this book, which is about six girls who do just that. In this book (this is the last in the Series, so far, I think) Grace, one of the main character, Ellie's, friends, is acting strangely and Ellie tries to find out what is wrong. All in all, a good book for would-be ballerinas!

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book as it was about friendship and dance. Many year 7 girls came back from a week back to the Royal Ballet School--school and ballet prac---getting ready for end-of-year performances and exams. I loved this book and think it is a MUST READ as it is about friendship and dance and is a great book!!

[Jennyka · Rating 4 out of 5]

J'ai été surprise de ce petit livre pour adolescente. J'ai embarqué assez rapidement dans l'histoire et vivait les émotions des personnages avec eux. Beaucoup apprécié ce livre de ballet, m'a rappellé mes livres de jeunesses. Facile à lire et sans flafla.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book, just like the others in the series. I can not imagine the amount of pressure Grace's mom puts on her or the side effects she experiences due to it.

[Elena · Rating 5 out of 5]

its kinda scary the way grace turns out, but i like how its resolved in the end

[Yannick Serres · Rating 4 out of 5]

Livre de ballet pour adolescentes. Personnalités des personnages intéressantes. Histoire sans flafla. J'ai eu un certain plaisir à lire ce livre malgré le public cible.