Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance

By Yasmine Naghdi

Book Overview

Pirouette your way to the Shimmer and Shine dance studio This first offering in a fun, inclusive, and accessible early chapter-book series brings the joy of dance to young readers.

When Yara joins a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age who are there to start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with--until their grumpy landlady, Dame Clougston-Willmott, threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it's up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer and Shine open Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame's love for dance? Could Yara have a chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most important of all, can the ballet besties save their studio? From a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet and an award-winning children's author comes an engaging story of friendship, responsibility, and teamwork, with back matter explaining the various dance techniques and more. Black-and-white illustrations bring a diverse group of characters to life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536247413
• ISBN13: 9781536247411
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4