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Drina's Dancing Year (Drina #2)
by
Jean Estoril
Drina and her new friend Rose successfully audition for the Dominick School in London, and thus begin their first year of proper ballet training.
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
1995
by Hodder
(first published January 1st 1974)
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This is the second book in the children's series about Drina, a young ballet dancer. I picked it up at the Thrift store recently; on reading, I realised that I had read the first book many years ago.
In this book, Drina finally gets her dream, when she is accepted into a full-time ballet school in London. There she makes some good friends and also attracts some negative attention from people who are envious of her talent. Her mother was a famous ballerina, but Drina is determined not to let anyo...more
In this book, Drina finally gets her dream, when she is accepted into a full-time ballet school in London. There she makes some good friends and also attracts some negative attention from people who are envious of her talent. Her mother was a famous ballerina, but Drina is determined not to let anyo...more
While the first book Ballet for Drina stands on its own as a complete story, its primary purpose is to provide the necessary background information to set up the rest of the series. Drina’s Dancing Year continues this format: it tells the story of Drina’s first year at the Dominick ballet school and of her determination to succeed on her own merit rather than revealing her secret, but it is also an important part in the overall arch of Drina’s journey towards becoming (as I assume she inevitably...more
While the first book obviously hooked me on the series, I think this was the one that made me realize how much I was going to adore it. So often, authors write a brilliant first story but then lose the quality going forward. The fact that this was just as strong as the first really gave me hope.
Probably the best part of this book for me was that the characters were more relaxed and free to be themselves. Everyone was so tense and unhappy during the first story, and while there are definitely mom...more
Probably the best part of this book for me was that the characters were more relaxed and free to be themselves. Everyone was so tense and unhappy during the first story, and while there are definitely mom...more
Drina is admitted to the prestigious Dominick school for Ballet, in Red Lion Square, London, and even wins a small part in a Broadway play that calls for a talented, petite dancer.
I loved this series when I was younger, and when I had the chance to get some of these books through bookcrossing, I couldn't resist.
Read this series in JR High and simply LOVED them! I need to track these down.....
Drina begins studying at the Dominick School and also has a part in a small play.
under bed
Follows on in the same vein as the first Drina book.
The thing that struck me most was that the second half of this book complemented Ballet Shoes very well -- the life of a young child in the theater world, having to get a license, having a tutor to continue schoolwork, etc.
The thing that struck me most was that the second half of this book complemented Ballet Shoes very well -- the life of a young child in the theater world, having to get a license, having a tutor to continue schoolwork, etc.
I thought I also had the first one in this series, but I don't know where that might be. This is a good chapter book for little girls who like ballet.
Drina and Rose's first year at the Dominick. Absolutely lovely, one of my favourites of the whole series :)
i love this book!
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