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Someday Dancer
A ballerina tale with a thoroughly modern twist! Casey Quinn has got more grace in her pinkie toe than all those prissy ballet-school girls put together, even if you'd never guess it from the looks of her too-long legs and dirty high-top sneakers. It's 1959, and freckle-faced Casey lives in the red-dust countryside of South Carolina. She's a farm Her family can't afford ballet lessons. But Casey's dream is to dance in New York City. And if anyone tries to stand in her way, she's going to pirouette and jeté right over them! Casey's got the grit, and Casey's got the Is that enough to make it in Manhattan someday? Or might the Big Apple have something even better in mind? When she meets a visionary choreographer she calls "Miss Martha," Casey's ballerina dream takes a thoroughly, thrillingly modern twist!
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First published January 3, 2011
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April 29, 2016
DNF at page 81
I was buddy reading this with my sister and neithet of us could get into it. We finally just decided to put it down.
The novel is told in first person from the main character (I can't remember her name). I was confused as to how old she was supposed to be. Her dad supposedly died when she was 2 ten years before, but she's only a few months away from high school. It just didn't add up. She also read like a very young character, which I wasn't expecting. She read more like and 8-10 year old I thought. Her issues with the other kids at school often seemed exagerated. The author's attempt to use "southern" grammar was also annoying. I don't think I'll be trying this book again, although the blurb was interesting.
I was buddy reading this with my sister and neithet of us could get into it. We finally just decided to put it down.
The novel is told in first person from the main character (I can't remember her name). I was confused as to how old she was supposed to be. Her dad supposedly died when she was 2 ten years before, but she's only a few months away from high school. It just didn't add up. She also read like a very young character, which I wasn't expecting. She read more like and 8-10 year old I thought. Her issues with the other kids at school often seemed exagerated. The author's attempt to use "southern" grammar was also annoying. I don't think I'll be trying this book again, although the blurb was interesting.
September 27, 2011
This book starts off like other standard YA ballet works. A young girl, with no training, aspires to be a prima ballerina and must beat the snooty other dancer in her class who can afford lessons and the like. Casey, our narrator, is poor and loves to dance everywhere but can't afford to go to a ballet school. She believes she's ready to attend the American School of Ballet in NYC, and although she has never done her tendus and fondues and grand battements in a classroom, she has 'checked out every book on ballet in the library'. So off she trots to NYC to try her hand at a scholarship...
...and ultimately fails to get one. Because she's not cut out for a top ballet school, because she's never had lessons. However, Miss Priss, as she's dubbed, tells Casey (and the reader) that she has worked her arse off to get where she is and she deserves the scholarship. Her feet are bleeding, she constantly practices, and dammit, some layabout from the street isn't going to take that from her.
Now, Balanchine (who, lol, is in this book, which is both awesome and highly amusing) does tell Casey to try out for contemporary dance, and Casey is awesome at it and so on. I worry a little that Sarah Rubin is fobbing contemporary off as an idea that it's for would-be ballerinas who just aren't cut out for the ballet world. Contemporary is just as hard as ballet, and requires just as much work and stamina. It's not an easy out. But I digress- this could be blamed on the late 50s/early 60s setting.
I like that Casey had to find another dream. You just can't waltz into a ballet studio- and not at a top school as that, either- and get a scholarship by dancing with your heart alone. You can't learn ballet from a book, and I like that Balanchine (pfft) pointed that out to Casey. She didn't have the technique right. She needed to work on it.
Now, the story otherwise is simple, and the characters easy to follow. I liked Rubin's writing style, with its casual, laidback air, and slightly lazy, vaguely uneducated teen manner. If she writes any other books on this topic I'll go search them out- she seems to get that dance is hard work, something many authors, I found, have lacked.
...and ultimately fails to get one. Because she's not cut out for a top ballet school, because she's never had lessons. However, Miss Priss, as she's dubbed, tells Casey (and the reader) that she has worked her arse off to get where she is and she deserves the scholarship. Her feet are bleeding, she constantly practices, and dammit, some layabout from the street isn't going to take that from her.
Now, Balanchine (who, lol, is in this book, which is both awesome and highly amusing) does tell Casey to try out for contemporary dance, and Casey is awesome at it and so on. I worry a little that Sarah Rubin is fobbing contemporary off as an idea that it's for would-be ballerinas who just aren't cut out for the ballet world. Contemporary is just as hard as ballet, and requires just as much work and stamina. It's not an easy out. But I digress- this could be blamed on the late 50s/early 60s setting.
I like that Casey had to find another dream. You just can't waltz into a ballet studio- and not at a top school as that, either- and get a scholarship by dancing with your heart alone. You can't learn ballet from a book, and I like that Balanchine (pfft) pointed that out to Casey. She didn't have the technique right. She needed to work on it.
Now, the story otherwise is simple, and the characters easy to follow. I liked Rubin's writing style, with its casual, laidback air, and slightly lazy, vaguely uneducated teen manner. If she writes any other books on this topic I'll go search them out- she seems to get that dance is hard work, something many authors, I found, have lacked.
December 13, 2021
I think I would give this more of a 3.5 star rating. This wasn't a bad book. I feel like I would have like it more like a couple years ago, because I didn't like it that much but it still was a nice book a girl who wanted to be a dancer. Not gonna lie I do dance so it wasn't that bad.😁
June 27, 2018
Great storyline for grade 6-9. Spirited Casey Quinn shows grit and compassion and will definitely inspire the younger crowd!
January 19, 2013
The book reminded me of those ballerina books that you read when you're seven. The plot was similar - a girl want's to become a dancer but can't due to whatever. In this case, her family was poor and couldn't pay for her lessons.
There is also an antagonist who is, well, very antagonist-y. In real life, good and bad is not so separate. But they were too black-and-white in the book. And then at the end the antagonist becomes good. Because it has to have a happy ending, however impossible.
The main character (Casey) has wanted to become a dancer for a very long time (in fact she thinks she was born dancing). However, she can't because her family can't afford lessons so she watches the lessons through a window. She also gets bullied by a dancer.
Even without any training, goes to NYC to auditions for the American School of Ballet, against girls whose toenails are black from practice (I don't care how many lessons she has watched, she can't hope to just get a scholarship at a top school with no previous training! but I like her ambition). She doesn't get in (obviously)but she is recommended to a contemporary dance school (Martha Graham). She does well there, and even gets a part in the company's show!
In the end, she becomes friends with the girl who bullied her (Casey is reluctant to forgive) and it turns out that the bully was mean because she couldn't stand Casey's stuck-up-ness. I can't stand it either...
[I have] got more grace in [my] pinkie toe than all those prissy ballet-school girls put together.
I also liked that Sarah Rubin portrayed dance as a difficult thing, although everything that included dancing seemed very rushed.
Overall, it was an ok book. 2.5 - 3 stars
There is also an antagonist who is, well, very antagonist-y. In real life, good and bad is not so separate. But they were too black-and-white in the book. And then at the end the antagonist becomes good. Because it has to have a happy ending, however impossible.
The main character (Casey) has wanted to become a dancer for a very long time (in fact she thinks she was born dancing). However, she can't because her family can't afford lessons so she watches the lessons through a window. She also gets bullied by a dancer.
Even without any training, goes to NYC to auditions for the American School of Ballet, against girls whose toenails are black from practice (I don't care how many lessons she has watched, she can't hope to just get a scholarship at a top school with no previous training! but I like her ambition). She doesn't get in (obviously)but she is recommended to a contemporary dance school (Martha Graham). She does well there, and even gets a part in the company's show!
In the end, she becomes friends with the girl who bullied her (Casey is reluctant to forgive) and it turns out that the bully was mean because she couldn't stand Casey's stuck-up-ness. I can't stand it either...
[I have] got more grace in [my] pinkie toe than all those prissy ballet-school girls put together.
I also liked that Sarah Rubin portrayed dance as a difficult thing, although everything that included dancing seemed very rushed.
Overall, it was an ok book. 2.5 - 3 stars
March 20, 2016
This book really is very close to my heart.
I read it when I was 10-11 years old and it still has a place in my bookshelf at home. There are just some books you can't forget about your whole life, and for me, this is one of them.
This was literally the book that got me into reading. It is a beautiful story about a poor girl of a hand-to-mouth existence who just wants to dance but doesn't even know herself. In the hustling-bustling city of New York, she finds friendship, follows her dreams and finally discovers herself.
Rubin has spun an amazing tale of love, loss and self-realisation. I think this book deserves a read by anyone between 10-13 years.
I read it when I was 10-11 years old and it still has a place in my bookshelf at home. There are just some books you can't forget about your whole life, and for me, this is one of them.
This was literally the book that got me into reading. It is a beautiful story about a poor girl of a hand-to-mouth existence who just wants to dance but doesn't even know herself. In the hustling-bustling city of New York, she finds friendship, follows her dreams and finally discovers herself.
Rubin has spun an amazing tale of love, loss and self-realisation. I think this book deserves a read by anyone between 10-13 years.
April 14, 2014
It was a great book. It took some time to get in to the book but it got there.
I do not recommend this book to people who like violence or hard core but to people who like dance, drama, hard work, and music. I personally do not like dance but really this is about determination and how to live out your dreams with the ups and downs.
I do not recommend this book to people who like violence or hard core but to people who like dance, drama, hard work, and music. I personally do not like dance but really this is about determination and how to live out your dreams with the ups and downs.
March 27, 2023
I’ve been where Casey is. I related to her so much. I was always super clumsy and awkward. I was bullied by the more serious dancers. Is it bad I lived vicariously through Casey in this beautiful story?
March 7, 2013
I read Someday Dancer. I almost feel like I was meant to read this book. When I was looking for a book, I picked up one and right next to it was this book! Mrs. Rose said that this book is new to the library. No wonder I haven't read it yet! It's like it was made for me. It is historical fiction and about dancing.
The main character (Casey) really wants to become a dancer but her family can't afford to put her in dance. Her dad died in World War II, so they don't have money for things like ballet class. Everyday she walks from school to watch the mean prissy girls twirl in their shiny ballet shoes.
I mean, the dance teacher even has the same name as my dance teacher! Dance class is very expensive and I know that it takes lots of $ to be in dance. But the main charactor is trying to go big! She wants to become part of the big ballet in New York, New York.
I love this book because it is very descriptive. Honestly, I think this is probably the most descriptive book I have ever read! It is just plain fun to read! This book has tons of subtle things that it is saying if you just look hard enough. For example, Casey says that her ratty tatty, two sizes too big, high-tops aren't too big anymore. I believe, that the author is hinting that she feels whole in New York and that nothing can stop her! I caught all kinds of things like that, and I think that if I were to read it again I find more that I hadn't found the first time.
I really connected with the book. In fact, when Casey was about to go on stage for her performance I actually felt pre-recital jitters! The author compared the jitter to a big, juicy worm all coiled up in your stomach. So true! This book really sums up dancing for me at this point. Casey is, I think, very similar to me in some ways. She isn't your cookie-cutter dancer. Like me she sometimes has to work a little harder than others to get what she wants. It makes a truly stronger and more dedicated dancer though. My motto is, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
The main character (Casey) really wants to become a dancer but her family can't afford to put her in dance. Her dad died in World War II, so they don't have money for things like ballet class. Everyday she walks from school to watch the mean prissy girls twirl in their shiny ballet shoes.
I mean, the dance teacher even has the same name as my dance teacher! Dance class is very expensive and I know that it takes lots of $ to be in dance. But the main charactor is trying to go big! She wants to become part of the big ballet in New York, New York.
I love this book because it is very descriptive. Honestly, I think this is probably the most descriptive book I have ever read! It is just plain fun to read! This book has tons of subtle things that it is saying if you just look hard enough. For example, Casey says that her ratty tatty, two sizes too big, high-tops aren't too big anymore. I believe, that the author is hinting that she feels whole in New York and that nothing can stop her! I caught all kinds of things like that, and I think that if I were to read it again I find more that I hadn't found the first time.
I really connected with the book. In fact, when Casey was about to go on stage for her performance I actually felt pre-recital jitters! The author compared the jitter to a big, juicy worm all coiled up in your stomach. So true! This book really sums up dancing for me at this point. Casey is, I think, very similar to me in some ways. She isn't your cookie-cutter dancer. Like me she sometimes has to work a little harder than others to get what she wants. It makes a truly stronger and more dedicated dancer though. My motto is, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
August 16, 2012
When I was young, I used to want to be a ballerina. That idea was tossed out after about a month, but I'm still always amazed by ballerinas. When I read the synopsis on the cover, I got kind of excited to read this novel. It took me a little bit to become fully engrossed in the book, but I basically finished the entire book in one sitting.
Reasons to Read:
1.Casey's Determined Nature:
One of the main drives in the book is how much Casey is determined to become a dancer in New York. She is willing to try anything to get a chance at her dream. I admired this because she still believes in dreams, and will stop at nothing to achieve hers. She is confident in her abilities, and she carries on, even if she is discouraged. She is a very hard worker, but she also had a lot of fun at the same time.
2.Mama and Gran:
Casey's mother and grandmother are two very different, but very influential people. Her mother is a very hard working and strict mother, while her grandmother is laidback and encourages Casey's dream. The three of them are very close. Gran become one of my favourite characters because she reminded me a lot of my own grandma. She offers great advice, and is one of the most gentle people I have read about. Her mother is a bit rough, and doesn't show just how much she cares about Casey much. I found their little family to be amazing to read about.
I think that Casey and her story is great to read because it teaches a lot of great lessons, such as working hard in order to achieve your goal, or the importance of keeping close family ties. I enjoyed this novel a lot, and I wish that it was longer.
ARC received from Scholastic Canada for my honest review; no other compensation was received.
Reasons to Read:
1.Casey's Determined Nature:
One of the main drives in the book is how much Casey is determined to become a dancer in New York. She is willing to try anything to get a chance at her dream. I admired this because she still believes in dreams, and will stop at nothing to achieve hers. She is confident in her abilities, and she carries on, even if she is discouraged. She is a very hard worker, but she also had a lot of fun at the same time.
2.Mama and Gran:
Casey's mother and grandmother are two very different, but very influential people. Her mother is a very hard working and strict mother, while her grandmother is laidback and encourages Casey's dream. The three of them are very close. Gran become one of my favourite characters because she reminded me a lot of my own grandma. She offers great advice, and is one of the most gentle people I have read about. Her mother is a bit rough, and doesn't show just how much she cares about Casey much. I found their little family to be amazing to read about.
I think that Casey and her story is great to read because it teaches a lot of great lessons, such as working hard in order to achieve your goal, or the importance of keeping close family ties. I enjoyed this novel a lot, and I wish that it was longer.
ARC received from Scholastic Canada for my honest review; no other compensation was received.
July 2, 2011
Original review at http://inkscratchers.blogspot.com/
This book is a children's book aimed at ages 9+, though totally suitable for kids younger than that. Because of this, the book is not very deep and emotional and is pretty much a happy, cute read. The book is also quite enjoyable for teen and adult readers as well, though I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for something deep.
I liked this book for the simplicity of it, the characters are simple, the narration is simple and the story is as well, it isn't hard to get into and is a very quick and enjoyable read.
I like the characters, while they aren't all that multi-dimensional, I don't think that they need to be, there's our spunky, strong-willed main character, Casey who really aspires to be someone and will do anything for her dream. There is also a great cast of other characters as well, who help Casey achieve her dream.
This review isn't that long because really, I can't think of much to say apart from that it was fun and cute, but that just helps to display the simplicity of this book, it's sweet and happy and for me, it was the perfect break from the more heavy, emotional books i seem to be reading these days!
Overall rating: B
This book is a children's book aimed at ages 9+, though totally suitable for kids younger than that. Because of this, the book is not very deep and emotional and is pretty much a happy, cute read. The book is also quite enjoyable for teen and adult readers as well, though I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for something deep.
I liked this book for the simplicity of it, the characters are simple, the narration is simple and the story is as well, it isn't hard to get into and is a very quick and enjoyable read.
I like the characters, while they aren't all that multi-dimensional, I don't think that they need to be, there's our spunky, strong-willed main character, Casey who really aspires to be someone and will do anything for her dream. There is also a great cast of other characters as well, who help Casey achieve her dream.
This review isn't that long because really, I can't think of much to say apart from that it was fun and cute, but that just helps to display the simplicity of this book, it's sweet and happy and for me, it was the perfect break from the more heavy, emotional books i seem to be reading these days!
Overall rating: B
January 23, 2014
To be honest, I thought this was going to be a little cheesy. Awwww, a poor girl wants to be a dancer? And yeah, okay, so maybe part of it was. But it wasn't instant gratification. It was about how dreams take a lot of work to accomplish, how sometimes disappointments will happen, but we need to work through them anyway, and how sometimes dreams change in ways you never expected.
It was about the amount of emotion we put into art--painting and dancing in this story--and how that emotion is what makes it so amazing. It was about grief, and how we can't let it drown us.
The characters were pretty easy to relate to, and the author had me rooting for Casey from page one. We did have a cliche antagonist at first, but I appreciated how the author turned it around and showed us some change, some growth in that character.
Overall, it was a pretty well-done story and despite only having danced in the privacy of my bedroom, I enjoyed it.
It was about the amount of emotion we put into art--painting and dancing in this story--and how that emotion is what makes it so amazing. It was about grief, and how we can't let it drown us.
The characters were pretty easy to relate to, and the author had me rooting for Casey from page one. We did have a cliche antagonist at first, but I appreciated how the author turned it around and showed us some change, some growth in that character.
Overall, it was a pretty well-done story and despite only having danced in the privacy of my bedroom, I enjoyed it.
February 20, 2016
What a beautiful book!
I picked this book up because it was in the historical fiction section at my library (and the cover was pretty and that was a plus of course), and when I cracked it open, I couldn't put it down! Literally! I read this book straight through in five hours (But I'm a really fast reader)! I am NOT a dancer and when it comes to grace... I could trip on an ant. I still really felt an emotional connection to Casey Quinn, and because of the way the book was written, I felt like I could hear her voice in my head narrating her heroic journey to success.
READ THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING
I picked this book up because it was in the historical fiction section at my library (and the cover was pretty and that was a plus of course), and when I cracked it open, I couldn't put it down! Literally! I read this book straight through in five hours (But I'm a really fast reader)! I am NOT a dancer and when it comes to grace... I could trip on an ant. I still really felt an emotional connection to Casey Quinn, and because of the way the book was written, I felt like I could hear her voice in my head narrating her heroic journey to success.
READ THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING
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November 14, 2014This book it amazing! I'm a dancer so this ties to me and something I would like to do in the future. It's about a girl who wants to dance in NYC, which I would like to do in my future and this book it super interesting about her trying to accomplish her dreams.
May 25, 2015
An inspiring book.
Casey, the main character, is determined to achieve her dream despite people making fun of her. The book has many funny moments to rejoice, but it's motivational book for those who pursue a dream.
Recommend for all young girls!
Casey, the main character, is determined to achieve her dream despite people making fun of her. The book has many funny moments to rejoice, but it's motivational book for those who pursue a dream.
Recommend for all young girls!
November 10, 2012
A really inspiring story all about shooting for the stars and chasing your dreams. I really like the descriptions of how dancing felt for her!
September 17, 2013
This was a wonderful novel. I finished this book in one day because I couldn't put it down! I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dance or just likes good descripted books!
December 22, 2013
Cliche. I gave up before Casey met Martha Graham, so maybe I missed out on the better half.
March 9, 2017
"Someday Dancer By:Sarah Rubin" A young pour girl who falls in love with dance as a young child. All of the popular girls at her school on this really expensive dance company that Casey really wants to go to. But she cant because she just lives with her mom and they barley have enough money to put food on the table. Later on in the book she gets bullied by a girl her age named "Miss Pris Annie lee", who makes fun of her dancing skills and about how poor she is. Casey and Annie Lee's parents get together and solve a solution to all of there problems. But this idea takes Casey and Annie sometime to get used to.
Casey is so in love with the thought of dancing on national TV and becoming a famous dancer. But her rude enemy "Miss Pris Annie Lee" try to convince her that is not good enough to make it that far in the world, Because she has never taken a dance class in her life because she has never had enough money to Dance at the studio. She just dances on the streets and in her house and every were else that she goes. But little did Casey or Annie Lee know what was to come. There parents had gotten together and decided that they were going to go to New York together and share the same apartment for the summer, so that they could go to the summer classes in New York so that they could get famous if they made the audition. They later Became best friends on the biggest national team in New York. They both got exactly what they wanted.
This is one of my favorite books I have read so far. This is also one of my favorite books because it teaches you the lesson to not judge a book by its cover. Learning that you can be what ever you want to be with having to pay for it and make a ton of money. I have learned that you can be what ever you want to be if you try your best at it.
Casey is so in love with the thought of dancing on national TV and becoming a famous dancer. But her rude enemy "Miss Pris Annie Lee" try to convince her that is not good enough to make it that far in the world, Because she has never taken a dance class in her life because she has never had enough money to Dance at the studio. She just dances on the streets and in her house and every were else that she goes. But little did Casey or Annie Lee know what was to come. There parents had gotten together and decided that they were going to go to New York together and share the same apartment for the summer, so that they could go to the summer classes in New York so that they could get famous if they made the audition. They later Became best friends on the biggest national team in New York. They both got exactly what they wanted.
This is one of my favorite books I have read so far. This is also one of my favorite books because it teaches you the lesson to not judge a book by its cover. Learning that you can be what ever you want to be with having to pay for it and make a ton of money. I have learned that you can be what ever you want to be if you try your best at it.
October 31, 2018
Casey Quinn belongs to my collection of ginger ballerinas, wheather Posy Fossil, Lydia Penderwick or Felicity from "Leap!".
I like the story as it shows that ballet is not only one goal. New York City Ballet was an unusual setting for me after reading a lot of Cindy books and other books set at the Royal Ballet Shool in London. It's awesome to see the Big Apple in the 5oes and we see even Mr. Balanchine!
Casey is a sepcial protagonist, with Irish roots. Her narration is spunky and quirky, sometimes a little too much. I enjoy that good vs evil isn't as it seems.
Casey doesn't end up with ballet, but at Martha Graham's Dance Company. A good decision, although I would never like this style.
Casey is indeed young, as it's a children book. She's prancing through the hospital, cleaning up to get money for her big trip, is confronted with poverty, illness and death of someone beloved. We learn some precious lessons, and learn to dream, but also find our true dreams.
I like the story as it shows that ballet is not only one goal. New York City Ballet was an unusual setting for me after reading a lot of Cindy books and other books set at the Royal Ballet Shool in London. It's awesome to see the Big Apple in the 5oes and we see even Mr. Balanchine!
Casey is a sepcial protagonist, with Irish roots. Her narration is spunky and quirky, sometimes a little too much. I enjoy that good vs evil isn't as it seems.
Casey doesn't end up with ballet, but at Martha Graham's Dance Company. A good decision, although I would never like this style.
Casey is indeed young, as it's a children book. She's prancing through the hospital, cleaning up to get money for her big trip, is confronted with poverty, illness and death of someone beloved. We learn some precious lessons, and learn to dream, but also find our true dreams.
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August 22, 2025The book is for younger girls, the characters have zero depth, but it's a nice story for girls who care about dance. The author is a little too kind to her silly character, who thinks she is qualified for a top ballet school by getting books from the library, but books for nine years olds ought to be kind.
What I liked best was that it was set in the 1950's and she meets the two perhaps most important figures in all of American dance, Balanchine and Martha Graham and even gets to work with Graham. The most moving part of the book to me was the description of Graham's fear of being too old to dance, but the author treats this with no compassion or understanding at all.
In short, a plot with possibilities ground up into sugar sweet shallowness. But it's nice for girls who care about dance. There are far better books for girls about dance though.
What I liked best was that it was set in the 1950's and she meets the two perhaps most important figures in all of American dance, Balanchine and Martha Graham and even gets to work with Graham. The most moving part of the book to me was the description of Graham's fear of being too old to dance, but the author treats this with no compassion or understanding at all.
In short, a plot with possibilities ground up into sugar sweet shallowness. But it's nice for girls who care about dance. There are far better books for girls about dance though.
August 15, 2018
This inspirational story shows that you should work hard and follow your dreams. EVEN if you feel you're at the disadvantage, if you are aching to give up, that you will never succeed; when you try your best, and work your hardest, you can accomplish anything! This sweet story is told by the tough, poor, seemingly hopeless girl named Casey- a victim of bullying, but when her perseverance takes her on a trip to accomplish her dreams, alongside her bully, Casey knows better.
August 15, 2018
I LOOOOVVEED THIS BOOK!!!! It might just be because I’m a dancer too, but I can feel the pain of Casey, wanting to dance more than anything. And I also feel her pain of not being able to afford it. I have friends who take four or five classes, where I can only afford to take one. I look upon them with envy. But to not be able to take any classes, like Casey? I don’t know what I would do! This is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it.
October 11, 2020
2.5🌟
Süße, aber teils überdrehte Geschichte über ein Mädchen, dass Tänzerin werden will. Für Grundschüler*innen geeignet.
Cute story about a girl dreaming to become a dancer. She's very determined.
Probably best for age 8.
Süße, aber teils überdrehte Geschichte über ein Mädchen, dass Tänzerin werden will. Für Grundschüler*innen geeignet.
Cute story about a girl dreaming to become a dancer. She's very determined.
Probably best for age 8.
April 22, 2021
Tahle knížka mě moc bavila. Hodně jsem se vcítila do role Casey. Jde si za svým snem a to je správné a odvážné. Moc lidí to ani nedokáže. Třeba ani já moc ne. Knížka se mi taky hodně líbila díky tomu, že to bylo o tanci a já taky tančím a baví mě to.
May 15, 2021
this is tween, teen novel about a youngster who is born to dance -- just not classical ballet. casey is a determined, head-strong youngster who will dance no matter what. good book for young people who like dance, music, NYC, grit, etc.
July 6, 2017
*3.5/5 stars
October 3, 2017
Really great story and can be relateabke to many dancers.
April 7, 2019
I don't recommend this book. The story was well-expected, there wasn't any wow factor about this book. It was a typical story. There weren't any plot twist. It is dull and tedious book.
October 23, 2019
Gorgeous!
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