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For years Clare has been preparing herself to be a member of the City Ballet. She's practiced, watched what she ate, and made many sacrifices. But there's a problem. Not only is the level of competition high, with other highly competent dancers in her class, but she's grown. She's too tall and doesn't match the height of the girls around her.

This novel in verse takes the reader inside the world of ballet through Clare's point of view. She has what it takes, but her height stands in her way. Also, her parents, particularly her mother, have been putting too much pressure on her to become a professional ballerina. She lives with her grandfather while she's taking classes, and something heartbreaking involving his health teaches her an important lesson. On Pointe is a fantastic read that takes us deep into Clare's life and what shakes up her goals and ambitions.


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On Pointe Lorie Ann Grover 9780689865251 Books Reviews

A hopeful ballerina named Claire discovers that she may be considered too tall to pursue her dream. This book details grief, eating disorders, and family matters, all realistically explained. Most importantly, it is all conveyed with a sense of hope.

The novel is written in verse and flows as eloquently as the classical music Claire dances to, with a steady rhythm and pacing. All of the scenes that take place in a rehearsal studio and on stage feel incredibly real. The author herself was a dancer for years, and you can tell.

I recommend On Pointe by Lorie Ann Grover to fans of A Dance of Sisters by Tracey Porter, Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You by Dorian Cirrone, and A Time for Dancing by Davida Wills Hurwin. Younger readers might also like The Sisters Impossible by J.D. Landis.
My daughter brought this book home and was devouring it at first, so I decided to give it a look. I do like the free-verse style of writing, which was handled well here, though not expertly. It effectively read like a "normal" book; a little more creativity would have been nice. What I did not like was the "moral" of this story. My daughter, a young pre-professional ballet student abruptly stopped reading the book, calling it "depressing", and I can see why. The story basically tells you that if you are not a perfect fit for one company, you should just give up your dream entirely. Really? That is a terrible message to give to any young person, dancer or not. Not every story has to have a happy ending, some of the best do not, but this is just a sad way of thinking.
This is definitely a book I would recommend to others. On Pointe by Lori Ann Grover is a wonderful and heartwarming book that made me want to read more about Ballet and Pointe because its just so interesting to read about. I could read her books any day. I gave this book a rating of 5 out of 5 because this book was well written and anyone could understand it even if they didn't take ballet or pointe. This book makes me want to put ballet and pointe shoes on even more, makes me want to dance more, and lastly it makes me want to have more passion and pride for ballet and pointe. If I were anyone else I would want to encourage them to read this wonderful and delightful book. This book teaches me only one thing, no matter how tall or small, thin or big, good or bad, that you are, you can still succeed at anything you put your mind to, and to just try and try and to never give up on anything.
Clare has a dream to dance professionally. In the summer before her senior year in high school, she moves to her grandfather's home to train more seriously and try for the City Ballet

There are only

sixteen positions

in City Ballet.

Sixteen positions

make the company.

How many in my class?

How many in the conservatory?

How many in western Washington

dream

like me

to be

one

in sixteen?

Clare trains hard and loves to dance. (I especially appreciate Lorie Ann Grover's descriptions of the pain and the beauty of dancing on pointe.) But Clare has a problem--one that escalates while living at her grandfather's--she's becoming too tall. And there's not much she can do about that.

Clare's not alone in her struggles. Her "best friend" in Madame's serious class is Rosella and Rosella has been throwing up to maintain her weight. Dia has grown too big and needs "a big bra" and her hips "are huge." But with the stakes as high as they are no one does much talking. When Dia is called in for "the talk" with Madame, for example, Dia disappears without a word. And no one mentions her absence.

Add to Clare's stress her mother's constant mention of "our dream" when they talk on the phone. (Note to moms don't do this!) Oh, and grandfather--a wonderful, kind, prune juice drinking man six days of the week--becomes a little passive aggressive on the whole Sunday church-going issue.

In writing "On Pointe" as a novel in verse, Grover has chosen wisely from an aesthetic point of view. Clare's personality--straightforward, hardworking, serious--comes through in Grover's spare free verse. "On Pointe" is for anyone who has ever thought, "Even though I'm trying hard,/failure/could be/my future."

"On Pointe" is highly recommended for children as young as ten and as old as eighteen. I'd also recommend this book to the moms of the world (even the most well-meaning of us can make some big mistakes).
This book is about Clare, a young ballerina with hopes of getting into City Ballet. This book does a great job to show the diffucult training that dancers go through. I could relate to it, being a dancer myself. This book is a realistic look at what it truly means to be a "prima ballerina". It shows the things dancers do to get their dream to come true, while adding a little reality of family affairs.
For years Clare has been preparing herself to be a member of the City Ballet. She's practiced, watched what she ate, and made many sacrifices. But there's a problem. Not only is the level of competition high, with other highly competent dancers in her class, but she's grown. She's too tall and doesn't match the height of the girls around her.

This novel in verse takes the reader inside the world of ballet through Clare's point of view. She has what it takes, but her height stands in her way. Also, her parents, particularly her mother, have been putting too much pressure on her to become a professional ballerina. She lives with her grandfather while she's taking classes, and something heartbreaking involving his health teaches her an important lesson. On Pointe is a fantastic read that takes us deep into Clare's life and what shakes up her goals and ambitions.