Ballet Magic

by Nancy L. Robison

Stacey's sudden spurt of growth makes her feel unfit for ballet, until she learns that it is possible to be both tall and graceful, and that attitude is the most important element of dance.

95 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 1982

About the author

Nancy Robison has over 70 published books and 900 short stories and articles for children and young adults. The mother of four sons, she began writing when the boys started school, 30 years ago, and has enjoyed a nice career since. Earlier in her career she was a model, dancer and actress on television and motion pictures. Her first story was published at the age of 14 about her experiences as a TV actress. And she hosted a cablevision show titled, "Author to Author" where she interviewed writers, librarians and illustrators.

Her books have won awards, been made into plays, re-printed in other languages and recently available as "e-books".
Nancy enjoys visiting schools and talking about creative writing to children.
She is also a photographer, likes to paint, play tennis and country line dance and flying. Her photographs have appeared on book covers and used to illustrate stories.

She lives in Newport Beach, California with her husband of 57 years and has nine grandchildren, eight boys and one girl!

Reviews

[Saralyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite books as a child. I was a ballerina, but a tall one, so I really identified with the main character. I want to read it again to see what I would think as an adult.