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Ballet Besties: Indu's Time to Shine

Chitra Soundar author Yasmine Naghdi author Paula Franco illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Templar Publishing

Published:7th Nov '24

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Ballet Besties: Indu's Time to Shine cover

'This bubbly, inclusive story, filled with meticulous detail, will be a winner for 7+ dance fanatics' - Guardian, on Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!


Indu loves learning ballet at Shimmer & Shine, her local community dance school. Unlike her friends, she doesn't want to be a principal dancer when she grows up, and she's a bit scared of being on stage, but it's still one of her favourite hobbies.

Until Miss Diamond announces that this term they'll be putting on a performance of Cinderella! Suddenly everyone's talking about what lead role they want and how fun it will be to dance for an audience, and Indu is feeling nervous and left out.

What role will she audition for? Will her friends understand her worries? And will she ever be able to conquer her stage fright?

A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers aged 6+!

By featuring characters of all ages, genders, ethnicities and body size, the exuberant Ballet Besties adventures break down the traditional idea of what a ballet dancer looks like and bring the joy of classical ballet to young readers. Dancing delights for everyone! -- Pam Norfolk * Lancashire Evening Post *
a joy from start to finish [...] This is a must read for ballet fans, but will also be enjoyed by readers who love stories about friendship and working. * LoveReading4Kids *

ISBN: 9781800785854

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm

Weight: 159g

224 pages