Noel Streatfeild
1) Ballet shoes
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"Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent."--
3) Far To Go
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Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday's Child stars in this classic children's adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child actress at a well-known London theatre, becoming famous almost overnight, news of her success reaches her bitter enemy, the matron of her old orphanage. Margaret knows that Matron is set on revenge, but she keeps her head held high, focusing...
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A thrilling, classic children's adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn't really an orphan - each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven years old, the money suddenly stops and her guardians have no choice but to send her away to an orphanage. The orphanage is...
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Join the unforgettable heroine Margaret Thursday as she makes her way from an orphanage to the stage in this ebook collection containing the classic novels Thursday's Child and Far to Go by Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn't really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret...
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Curtains Up!
When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother, a famous English actress, she enrolls them in the Children’s Academy of Dancing and Stage Training–the same Academy that made the orphans from Ballet Shoes famous so long ago. It’s the chance of a lifetime–but the Academy won’t give the children the “proper education” their parents would have wanted. Still,...
When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother, a famous English actress, she enrolls them in the Children’s Academy of Dancing and Stage Training–the same Academy that made the orphans from Ballet Shoes famous so long ago. It’s the chance of a lifetime–but the Academy won’t give the children the “proper education” their parents would have wanted. Still,...
10) Traveling shoes
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Random House
Pub. Date
[1962]
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English
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Tired of being world citizens, traveling with their brother on his tours as a violin prodigy, three children plot to find a homeof their own and discover careers of their own in films and ballet.
11) The magic summer
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Random House
Pub. Date
[1967]
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English
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An adventurous summer with four children visiting their eccentric aunt in the Irish countryside.
12) Circus shoes
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Junior Literary Guild
Pub. Date
1939.
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English
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Threatened with life in separate orphanages when their aunt dies, two children run away to search for their uncle who works for a circus and find that they can become a part of the hard work and colorful performances of the tenting season.
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Virago Press
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2018.
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English
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"In this captivating collection of festive stories, there are auditions on stage and antics on ice, trips to the pantomime, holiday adventures, and laughter shared with family and friends. Charming, heartwarming and funny, this exciting new collection is sure to be a hit with readers of all ages. Originally written for annuals, magazines and the radio from the 1940s-60s, these stories by this much-loved author have never been collected before and...
19) The Bell family
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Vintage Books
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2014.
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English
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Meet the Bell family who live in the vicarage at St. Mark's. There is father who is a reverend, mom, and the children Paul, Jane, Ginnie, Angus, and the dog Esau. Follow their lives from the highs and lows and all the laughter in between.
20) Ballet shoes
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2008
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English
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Three girls adopted by an explorer are raised as sisters by his niece. As each of the girls have their own dreams, they learn that in order to realize them, they must also keep their family together.