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Ellie in first position / Brian Freschi, Elena Triolo ; translation by Nanette McGuinness.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Marble Press, 2023Edition: Original North American editionDescription: 167 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781958325001
  • 1958325007
Uniform titles:
  • Elettra. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Can a sport klutz reach her dream and dance? A charming and hilarious, slice of life, middle grade graphic novel about ten year old Electra who refuses to give up her dream to take ballet. After moving, Ellie feels lonely in her new class. Mom has a solution, the girl needs to join the school's sports team to make friends. There is only one problem, no matter what sport she tries Electra makes an utter fool of herself. In the middle of her misery, enchanted by her cousin's ballet performance, Ellie suddenly knows what she wants more than anything, dancing. If only mom could agree. A page turner, full of relatable conflicts, Ellie in First Position is a humorous, positive and heartwarming story about resilience, self-love, new experiences, and friendship. By the end of the book, Ellie doesn't only learn to accept herself and her family, makes new friends and even has her first crush, but manages to deal with her bullies too.-- Provided by Amazon.com.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Can a sport klutz reach her dream and dance? A charming and hilarious, slice of life, middle grade graphic novel about ten year old Electra who refuses to give up her dream to take ballet.


After moving, Ellie feels lonely in her new class. Mom has a solution, the girl needs to join the school's sports team to make friends. There is only one problem, no matter what sport she tries Electra makes an utter fool of herself. In the middle of her misery, enchanted by her cousin's ballet performance, Ellie suddenly knows what she wants more than anything, dancing. If only mom could agree.


A page turner, full of relatable conflicts, Ellie in First Position is a humorous, positive and heartwarming story about resilience, self-love, new experiences, and friendship. By the end of the book, Ellie doesn't only learn to accept herself and her family, makes new friends and even has her first crush, but manages to deal with her bullies too.


Fans of The Babysitters Club, Fancy Nancy, or the Stepping Stones series will love Ellie in First Position.

Translation of: Elettra.

"Can a sport klutz reach her dream and dance? A charming and hilarious, slice of life, middle grade graphic novel about ten year old Electra who refuses to give up her dream to take ballet. After moving, Ellie feels lonely in her new class. Mom has a solution, the girl needs to join the school's sports team to make friends. There is only one problem, no matter what sport she tries Electra makes an utter fool of herself. In the middle of her misery, enchanted by her cousin's ballet performance, Ellie suddenly knows what she wants more than anything, dancing. If only mom could agree. A page turner, full of relatable conflicts, Ellie in First Position is a humorous, positive and heartwarming story about resilience, self-love, new experiences, and friendship. By the end of the book, Ellie doesn't only learn to accept herself and her family, makes new friends and even has her first crush, but manages to deal with her bullies too.-- Provided by Amazon.com.

Reading age: 8-11 Amazon.com

Grade level: 3-6 Amazon.com

In English, translated from the Italian.

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