Noel Streatfeild
Author
Series
Shoes volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
During World War II in England, three motherless children, whose father is reported missing in action, go to live with their grandmother in London and join the members of their talented theatrical family in a school for stage training.
2) Ballet shoes
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, Pauline, Petrova and Posy lead a sheltered life until the money runs out, and then everybody has to do something to make some more. But what can three small schoolgirls do to help?
Author
Language
English
Description
"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 worse than they could have imagined. The children are poorly treated and barely fed, and fearless Margaret soon...
Author
Series
Shoes volume 9
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
237 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
After her mother's death, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary are taken in by Aunt Cora, who runs a dancing school where Rachel's spoiled cousin Dulcie is the star pupil.
6) Circus shoes
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Peter and Santa live a rather dull existence with their Aunt Rebecca, but when she dies they face the awful prospect of life in separate orphanages. In desperation they run away to find their only living relative, Uncle Gus, who works in a circus as a clown. Gus will only let them stay if they promise to work hard, and so the children plunge headlong into the circus world where they soon discover skills they never knew they had. But life is so different...
7) Far to go
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
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 on the play. But Matron's evil plans are well prepared, and Margaret is going to need her wits about her, and the help of her friends, if she is to escape unharmed......
8) Ballet shoes
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
