Ivy + Bean. 6, Doomed to dance

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Title:

Ivy + Bean. 6, Doomed to dance

Alternate title:

Ivy and Bean doomed to dance

Doomed to dance

Author:

Barrows, Annie, author.

Blackall, Sophie, illustrator.

Series:

Ivy + Bean ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.

General Note:

Includes sneak preview of the next Ivy & Bean adventure (bk. 7).

Physical Description:

129 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject Term:

Ivy (Fictitious character : Barrows) -- Juvenile fiction.

Bean (Fictitious character : Barrows) -- Juvenile fiction.

Ballet -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Blackall, Sophie,

Publisher:

Chronicle Books,

Publication Date:

2009

ISBN:

9780811862660

Publication Information:

San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2009.

Call Number:

J BARROWS

Holds: Copies:

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Finally! After begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy and Bean finally get what they want...well, not exactly. Much to their surprise, it turns out ballet lessons do not include karate chops and roundhouse kicks to the villain's heart. The girls have no interest in learning how to dance gracefully, but they promised their parents they would finish the entire ballet course! When it comes time for Ivy and Bean to participate in the ocean-themed class recital, the girls must figure out a way to get out of it without breaking their promises.

Author Notes

Award winning author Annie Barrows was born in San Diego, California. She graduated from UC Berkeley. After graduation Annie became an editor editing books on a wide-range of topics. After she had edited a couple hundred books, she decided that that she could probably write one herself so she went to writing school. After writing several books for adults she decided she'd like to write for children.

Annie is the author of the Ivy and Bean Series which have won numerous awards including: 2007 ALA Notable Children's Book, Booklist, Editor's Choice, Best Books of 2007 Kirkus Reviews, The Best Children's Book of 2006, Best Early Chapter Books, Book Links, Best New Books for the Classroom, 2006, New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2006. she is also the co-author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Her title The Truth According to Us, also made The New York Times Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-3-Second-graders Ivy and Bean return to their mischievous ways as they beg their parents for ballet lessons. They get what they want, but class isn't exactly what they expected. Instead of the "kicking" and sword they saw in a picture of the ballet Giselle, they are disappointed to be learning positions, plies, and how to be butterflies. When they are cast as squids in their first recital, they come up with several ideas for how to get out of performing without breaking their promise not to drop out of class. The story is solidly written, and the expressive black-and-white illustrations, some full page, add to the humor. Early chapter-book readers will appreciate and relate to the friends' dilemma.-Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.