Ballet Dream – Rosie Banks

“Do something!” Bethany begged Mia and Charlotte. “Please!” Charlotte glanced down at her pendant. It was glowing very weakly now, but there was just enough magic to make one more wish. ballet Dream She and Mia formed a heart with their pendants. “I wish for the floor to go back to normal,” Charlotte said. The ice vanished and Tyra finished her dance with a series of huge jumps.

“That was brilliant,” said Bethany, hugging her friend as she came off stage. “Are you sure?” Tyra asked breathlessly. “Something weird happened to the floor.” They hurried into the rehearsal room so Bethany could get ready. “Oh no,” groaned Charlotte. “Oh yes,” said Princess Poison, swinging Bethany’s jazz shoes around by their laces. “You have no magic left to stop me now.” Decision Time She pointed her wand and said: “Princess Poison won’t be beat, Give this dancer two left feet!”

Green magic flowed from her wand to Bethany’s shoes, then Princess Poison threw them on the ground. “You’re horrible!” Mia said. Ballet Dream “If the shoe fits, wear it,” said Princess Poison, shrugging nonchalantly. Bethany tried to put her shoes on. The left shoe fit, but she couldn’t stuff her right foot into the other shoe. “I can’t dance in two “Oh no,” gasped Princess Poison, feigning concern. “You shan’t go to the ball!” Smirking at Mia and Charlotte, she added, “And neither will the Secret Princesses.” Then she waved her wand and vanished with a flash of green light.

Bethany’s shoulders slumped sadly. “Who is left shoes,” she said. Decision Time that mean lady ?” she asked. “Her name is Princess Poison,” said Charlotte. “She used to be a Secret Princess, but now she uses her magic to spoil wishes.” “I wish we could help you,” said Mia, placing her hand on Bethany’s shoulder.

“But we’ve used up all our magic.” “She doesn’t need magic,” said Tyra. She handed Bethany a pair of jazz shoes. “Our feet are the same size,” she said. “You can borrow my shoes!” “Are you sure?” Bethany asked.

First published in Great Britain in 2017 by The Watts Publishing Group 1 3579 10 8642 Text copyright © Hothouse Fiction, 2017 Illustrations copyright © Orchard Books, 2017 The moral rights of the author and illustrator have been asserted. All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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called Charlotte Williams, trying to tug a large plastic box out from where it was wedged between a bag of golf clubs, two surf boards and a tent. “Let me give you a hand,” said Charlotte’s dad, helping her drag the box of Christmas decorations out. Mopping his brow, he gazed around their garage, which was jam-packed 11 Ballet Dream with sports equipment, gardening tools and beach toys.

“I have no idea how we’ve managed to collect so much stuff so quickly!” he said. Charlotte’s family hadn’t lived in California for very long, but they loved it – especially the hot weather. When they weren’t at work or at school, they were usually outdoors having fun in the sun. Charlotte and her dad carried the box into the front garden, where her mum was watering the plants and her twin brothers, Liam and Harvey, were playing catch.

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