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Silver Shoes #3
Breaking Pointe
Athletics, basketball or ballet? The pressure is on and Riley has a big decision to make!
Riley loves ballet – it's her favourite style and she's great at it too, with perfect technique and natural athleticism. But it's not just dancing she loves – it's all sports.
With her carefree attitude, Riley is happy to ignore everyone who says she does too much and is super excited when she scores a lead role in the upcoming ballet eisteddfod. But, one fouette too late, Riley realises that her sporting and Silver Shoes commitments clash! Was everyone else right, and will she have to make a choice between the three things she loves most?
Riley loves ballet – it's her favourite style and she's great at it too, with perfect technique and natural athleticism. But it's not just dancing she loves – it's all sports.
With her carefree attitude, Riley is happy to ignore everyone who says she does too much and is super excited when she scores a lead role in the upcoming ballet eisteddfod. But, one fouette too late, Riley realises that her sporting and Silver Shoes commitments clash! Was everyone else right, and will she have to make a choice between the three things she loves most?
160 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2015
11 people want to read
About the author
Samantha-Ellen Bound
20 books24 followersSam-Ellen Bound is an author, writer and editor who mostly writes middle grade and junior fiction. She grew up in Tasmania and is currently based in Melbourne, Australia.
She has always worked with books, including in the publishing industry as a bookseller for academic and independent bookstores, and in a variety of production, marketing, reviewing and blogging roles.
Her short stories have won national awards and been published in literary journals.
Sam-Ellen is a graduate of RMIT's Professional Publishing & Editing program, and has a Masters in Editing and Communications from the University of Melbourne.
Sam-Ellen is proud to champion #LoveOzYa and #LoveOzMG.
In Sam-Ellen’s spare time you can find her ballroom dancing, racking up library fines from unreturned books, hiking, and cooing to her vegetables and herbs. She is the proud mother of one rabbit, small in stature but big in attitude.
Her favourite themes to explore are coming-of-age stories, mental health, folklore and mythology and magic realism.
Sam-Ellen is the author of Silver Shoes, a junior fiction dance series, and What the Raven Saw, a timeless tale for both children and adults. Her four-part middle grade fantasy adventure series, Seven Wherewithal Way, will be out in October 2021.
She has always worked with books, including in the publishing industry as a bookseller for academic and independent bookstores, and in a variety of production, marketing, reviewing and blogging roles.
Her short stories have won national awards and been published in literary journals.
Sam-Ellen is a graduate of RMIT's Professional Publishing & Editing program, and has a Masters in Editing and Communications from the University of Melbourne.
Sam-Ellen is proud to champion #LoveOzYa and #LoveOzMG.
In Sam-Ellen’s spare time you can find her ballroom dancing, racking up library fines from unreturned books, hiking, and cooing to her vegetables and herbs. She is the proud mother of one rabbit, small in stature but big in attitude.
Her favourite themes to explore are coming-of-age stories, mental health, folklore and mythology and magic realism.
Sam-Ellen is the author of Silver Shoes, a junior fiction dance series, and What the Raven Saw, a timeless tale for both children and adults. Her four-part middle grade fantasy adventure series, Seven Wherewithal Way, will be out in October 2021.
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November 24, 2018
Another nice title in this the third entry in the silver shoes dancing series for younger girl readers. The target audience should enjoy this one, and as the title suggests it does feature ballet.
Ballet is one of the more confusing art forms for me, but it also is one that require ultimate fitness and it is underrated in that regard by many people, who are unaware of how fit these people need to be to be at the top of their game.
This is again a decent read, and it is nice to see the different dance forma get their moment to shine.
Ballet is one of the more confusing art forms for me, but it also is one that require ultimate fitness and it is underrated in that regard by many people, who are unaware of how fit these people need to be to be at the top of their game.
This is again a decent read, and it is nice to see the different dance forma get their moment to shine.
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