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Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic Paperback – October 21, 2008

4.8 out of 5 stars 1,715

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Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson does
not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop her ballet-crazy mother from moving them to Harlem, or from enrolling Al at the Nutcracker School of Ballet.


Life is hard when you’re the new ballerina on the block, and it’s even harder when you’re chosen to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the school recital! Not only is Al a terrible dancer, but she's also got a rotten case of stage fright! Al's ballet classmates are going to have to use all the plum power they’ve got to coach
this scary fairy!











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Moving is never easy, but for Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson, the move from a small southern town to Harlem is unbearable. Al’s mother wants to try her hand at costume designs for New York City theaters, and she wants Al to become a ballet dancer—not, as Al wishes, a speed skater. Soon Al finds herself in the classroom at the Nutcracker School of Ballet, reluctantly wearing one of her mother’s embarrassing creations. Al’s winning personality leads her to make a few friends, but just as things seem to be getting better she courts jealousy by being cast as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the annual performance of The Nutcracker. Eventually, friendship, lots of practice, and ingenuity help Al overcome serious stage fright and clumsiness to give an unforgettable performance. Those looking for Goldberg’s trademark sass and attitude will not find it here: this first book in a planned series earnestly addresses the effects of moving, making friends, and settling into a new routine. Grades 3-5. --Bina Williams

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Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books including the New York Times bestsellers Here Comes the Easter Cat, The Quiet Book, and The Loud Book! She has also written Part-time Mermaid and Interstellar Cinderella.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hyperion Book CH; Illustrated edition (October 21, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786852607
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786852604
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 650L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 7.63 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 1,715

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Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2011
Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson is not crazy about ballet, but her mother is. So much so, she has filled Alexandrea's room with everything ballet. Her bedroom mirror has pink ballet shoes painted around it, she has pink ballet shoe drawer handles, the lamp, comforter and pillowcases have ballet shoes too. Her mother was so obsessed with all things ballet that she moved them to Harlem New York so that Alexandrea could attend the Nutcracker School of Ballet and so that she could get a job designing costumes.

Ms. Debbe, the ballet instructor, announces that there will be a drawing for the Sugar Plum Fairy dance. All the class is excited with the exception of Alexandrea. She is not interested at all and feels that her chances are slim of being picked, because she has the competition of 23 other students. But as fate would have it, she is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy. Alexandrea is worried that she won't be able to learn the routine and once on stage, she will make a complete fool of herself in front of lots of people.

When she watches her favorite speed skater on television actually doing a ballet routine, she begins to have hope. She will need lots of help from her new friends at the Nutcracker school. Alexandrea is having fun and bonding with her new friends, until she comes home one day to find her mother has packed them up after two months of living in New York.

Goldberg has done an excellent job of introducing this wonderful story of ballet. Moving to a new town and making friends is tough for anyone. This is a quick read and a hilarious story that young girls will relate to. The back of the book has the definitions of the ballet terms used.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2023
Daughter likes this book
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
Every child should have books to read which are better……than toys all day long.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2023
My Grand-daughter love to read.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2012
I purchased Sugar Plum Ballerinas books 1-5 as a gift for my 8yr old daughter who loves ballet. As an African-American parent, I want to provide my child with as many positive images of herself as possible. The book has age-appropriate language that will keep the targeted audience engaged. Many times I walk past her room and see her laying on her bed laughing or commenting to herself because of something she just read.

At least twice a week, one of her homework assignments is "Reading Log" where she picks her book reads two chapters and responds to specific questions from the story. Each time she picks "Sugar Plum Ballerinas" and I am jumping for joy. Since she started elementary school getting her to read beyond when it was required for a homework assignment was a battle.

I've already ordered the final book in the series. While I'm sad to see the series end I am grateful these books have given my daughter the confidence, desire, and love for reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2012
This story has some very good messages in it, including that if you don't like your lessons very much at first, you may grow to like them if you keep at it. The girls in the ballet class are mostly African-American with a sprinkling of other ethnicities and the story takes place in Harlem. As a single mom, I thought that the way the struggling single mom was portrayed was reasonably good: not as if it didn't matter but that she and her daughter dealt with things as a family.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2010
I bought the first two books of this wonderful series before my daughter actually started reading a couple years ago. Now that she is in the first grade, this series has helped to give her an excitement for reading that I had when I was young reading Judy Blume. Hurray Ms. Whoopi for giving us some books for our little girls to see themselves in. The Sugar Plum Sisters are a very recognizable group of young girls with real life issues. My daughter absolutely loves this series and we can't wait for the next book to come out! The stories are wonderful and believable. Definitely food for thought for young minds. If you don't have any children of your own, please consider buying for someone elses' child!! You are the best Ms. Whoopi and thank you AGAIN!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023
My granddaughter loved it

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Ashari
5.0 out of 5 stars Great relatable stories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2023
Bought the books as a gift for my granddaughter aged 5 and she loved them. She was able to manage the text. They were her favourite books and initially she preferred that they were read to her at bedtime until she could read them comfortably herself. She loved the illustrations and could relate to the narrative. She shared them with friends from various cultures and backgrounds all of whom loved the books and stories... I'd happily buy them again and gift them. Well written with positive story lines
wendy
4.0 out of 5 stars We definitely recommend it.
Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2015
My nine year old daughter read it and loves this book. We definitely recommend it .
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PALOMA MARTIN
4.0 out of 5 stars Muy divertida
Reviewed in Spain on April 6, 2016
Es muy divertida para leer con los niños.
Entretenida, y con muchas risas y deseando leer más aventuras de Sugar Plum
Recomendada 100%
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Owlie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great so far
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2015
So far, so good. My 6 yr old daughter loves the story so far, she wanted me to read her more on the first night. She even attempted to read some herself. Was a thicker book than I was expecting so will take a week or so to read it all. I am actually intrigued by the story myself. Maybe purchasing more for the girls in my family. Very glad there is a series. Brilliant to have a story for my brown skinned beauty.
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Pilar
4.0 out of 5 stars Libro
Reviewed in Spain on October 18, 2015
Todo ok. Perfecto como se indicaba en el producto la descripción era correcta y el producto sin variante alguna.Me gusta.