Ballet School

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Ballet School – Emily Costello

The Ballet School series consists of six books in total.  They begin when Becky Hill is promoted to intermediate one class in Ballet and end at her promotion into intermediate two. We follow Becky and her friends, Becky doesn’t always tell the story; Jillian, Katie and Megan have their own story lines in the books.  At the end of each book there’s a diagram of the positions of ballet.   Jillian was my least favourite character, she whined, was a brat and was very irksome throughout Moms in Tutus. Becky Hill is my favourite character with Katie Russo as a close second.  I also love how this is set in a small town (even though so many children/young adult books are set in small towns) because it helped give their ballet school some character.  

 I began reading this series ten years ago when I came across the first book, that was all we had.  The library had books two and three but it wasn’t until 2011 when I came across copies to finish my collection.    It’s a sweet series.  I love books from the 1980’s and 1990’s.  I just love the USA covers, the UK covers underwhelm me.   I don’t know how widely known this series is, nobody I know has ever read it so I gather it wasn’t very common where I live.  This is a series that I don’t want to see forgotten. 

#1 Becky at the Barre

#2 Jillian on her Toes
#3 Katie’s Last Class
#4 Megan’s Nutcracker Prince
#5 Becky, Boys and Tutus
#6 Moms in Tutus