Centre Stage (Silver Slippers)

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Summary: The basis for the movie (though you'd never know it!)
Review: 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 the 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.