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The Ballet School #3
New Friends at the Ballet School
Second year at the ballet school sees a batch of new students arrive - as well as a new, tough house-mother and the chance to dance with the Royal Ballet. But rivalry nearly ruins everything for Cassie...
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First published March 1, 1994
About the author
Mal Lewis Jones
33 books1 followerMal Lewis Jones is a British children's author.
Lewis Jones' main titles concern Cassie at the Ballet School. The books are published by Hodder Children's Books and by Ravensburger in Germany.
There have been many "bind-ups" of the stories where two stories are contained in one edition. The covers of the original books show Sophie Bould and Jessie Jones. Sophie Bould starred alongside Connie Fisher in The Sound of Music.
Lewis Jones has published other dance books including the six titles in the Dance Club series, published by McDonald Young books.
She has also adapted "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, for Hodder and W.H. Smith.
Her strange and mysterious story, "The Grey Pony" is published by Orion.
Mal Lewis Jones is also well known for the series of educational books published by Heinemann, about Frisky the Lamb. These have been very successful and widely used in U.K.schools and elsewhere.
She is also joint co-collator of the classic poetry anthology, "Good Night, Sleep Tight" which is a collection of 366 poems, one for every night of the year. It is published by Scholastic and in America by Scholastic Inc.
She lives in Shropshire with her husband, fellow author Ivan Jones . Their eldest daughter was the well-known author and illustrator ("Poppy Cat" books and numerous others) Lara Jones , who died aged 34, in 2010. They also have 2 other children, son Levin (a professional violinist and teacher), and daughter, Jessie, (an artist, poet and singer-songwriter).
Lewis Jones has also written and published many poems in anthologies.
Lewis Jones' main titles concern Cassie at the Ballet School. The books are published by Hodder Children's Books and by Ravensburger in Germany.
There have been many "bind-ups" of the stories where two stories are contained in one edition. The covers of the original books show Sophie Bould and Jessie Jones. Sophie Bould starred alongside Connie Fisher in The Sound of Music.
Lewis Jones has published other dance books including the six titles in the Dance Club series, published by McDonald Young books.
She has also adapted "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, for Hodder and W.H. Smith.
Her strange and mysterious story, "The Grey Pony" is published by Orion.
Mal Lewis Jones is also well known for the series of educational books published by Heinemann, about Frisky the Lamb. These have been very successful and widely used in U.K.schools and elsewhere.
She is also joint co-collator of the classic poetry anthology, "Good Night, Sleep Tight" which is a collection of 366 poems, one for every night of the year. It is published by Scholastic and in America by Scholastic Inc.
She lives in Shropshire with her husband, fellow author Ivan Jones . Their eldest daughter was the well-known author and illustrator ("Poppy Cat" books and numerous others) Lara Jones , who died aged 34, in 2010. They also have 2 other children, son Levin (a professional violinist and teacher), and daughter, Jessie, (an artist, poet and singer-songwriter).
Lewis Jones has also written and published many poems in anthologies.
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May 23, 2020
Not my favourite of the series but still really enjoyed it.
April 9, 2026
have to add these to my good reads for the clout despite being a comfort rereader 🤪
August 15, 2013
I always loved this series when I was a kid. I feel its a good 1990s era boarding school story. If I were to criticise this book over some of the others in the series, I don't feel much really happened in this one.
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