ON STAGE, PLEASE, A Story

By Veronica Tennant and Rita Briansky

Book Overview

What nine-year-old Jennifer Allen wants most in the world is to be a ballet dancer. And, despite a discouraging debut under the tutelage of cigar-chomping Mr. Vincent, and the warning from her friend... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771084536
• ISBN13: 9780771084539
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

basis for the movie

I read this as a kid and loved it... my copy was completely dog-eared. Then, years later, the movie "Center Stage" came out, and though they made the characters about 7 years older and changed the main plotline, it's clear that the movie is based on this book. But no credit whatsoever in the movie credits to the author or the book... strange, eh? It took me a while to track down the author to even place this. But Jenny/Jody, Emily, Maureen, all feature prominently in the movie. Go figure. Anyway, this is a great book for kids - very inspirational and worth reading.

Amazing

On stage, please, is the enchanting story of a young girl who longs to become a professional dancer. It is a great story for anyone who has ever had the dream of becoming a dancer, or has shared the joy of dancing.

Lovely Book for Children of all ages

This is a lovely book about the wonderful world of ballet dancing. Exploring all aspects of going to a professional dance school and clearly illustrating the hard work involved and all the joys that go with it. Nine year old Jennifer desperately wants to dance at the National Ballet School in Toronto, Canada. Though she is rejected, kept on hold and told she won't make it, she is persistant and comes to surprise everyone by making it in and becoming a very accomplished dancer.