REVIEWED BY HANNAH, 11, WA
One Wrong Turn by Chenée Marrapodi, Fremantle Press, ISBN 9781760992439
Hannah received a review copy of this title.
Amelia wants to get the lead role in a ballet concert but there’s a new girl (Valentina) who’s really good, so it will be harder for Amelia to get the lead role. Valentina’s family doesn’t really understand ballet and when rehearsals start it might be a problem for the show if Valentina has to stop ballet.
The book had a few Italian words. I thought it was cool because in Valentina’s family they were talking to each other in Italian. Sometimes when Valentina was talking to her family the book didn’t tell us what they were saying. But if Valentina used Italian words when she was speaking with her friends, she would give the words in English as well. So if I kept reading it told me what she said.
I liked the book because, even though it was a long book with small writing, the more I read the easier the book got. I still really liked it because I really like dancing and I wanted to get to the showcase at the end! I don’t do ballet but I do hip hop and jazz. Kids who like ballet, or any kind of dancing, will enjoy this book and see how hard it is to do ballet well.
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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