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After moving from Chicago to Oxford, England, ten-year-old Ellie worries about making new friends at school and caring for her mother who has multiple sclerosis, while also preparing to audition for the resident dancers training program at London's Royal Ballet School.

"Mia explores her life as a kid with Down syndrome"-- Provided by publisher.

Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome. Inspired by the author's own experiences, this picture book offers much needed representation and fosters empathy for children with Down syndrome. Mia shows how she likes many of the same things as other people, bu...

In their second term at the Royal Ballet School, Ellie and her friends prepare for an important appraisal of their dancing while also trying to get along with Isabelle, an unfriendly new girl.

Now in Year 8 at at the Royal Ballet School, Ellie tries to make the new girl in her class feel welcome while also learning how to deal with her new feelings for her classmate, Luke.

Being with Luke consumes Ellie's time, but when she is cast in the Royal Opera House's Christmas ballet, juggling homework, friends, rehearsals, and a boyfriend becomes too difficult and she must make a heart-wrenching decision.

Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire care...

Ellie and her friends rally to support Sophie, their fellow Royal Ballet School student who has failed her dance assessment and must decide what to do once she leaves at the end of the term.

Ellie's first term at the Royal Ballet School is filled with excitement, hard work, homesickness, an unexpected chance to perform, and new friendships, tainted only by the rude and hateful behavior of Lara, the girl she crashed into during their audition.

During spring term at the Royal Ballet School, eleven-year-old Ellie learns some important lessons about friendship when an old friend comes to visit and a new one seems to be keeping a troubling secret.

In the last weeks of their first year at the Royal Ballet School, as they face exams and extra rehearsals for an end-of-year performance at the Royal Opera House, Ellie becomes very concerned about Grace's odd behavior.

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