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Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson does not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek. Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop her ballet-crazy mother from moving them to Harlem, or from enrolling Al at the Nutcracker School of Ballet.
Life is hard when you’re the new ballerina on the block, and it’s even harder when you’re chosen to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the school recital! Not only is Al a terrible dancer, but she’s also got a rotten case of stage fright! Al’s ballet classmates are going to have to use all the plum power they’ve got to coach this scary fairy!
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Whoopi Goldberg is the premier comedic actress of our day. For her work in film and television, she has won a Tony, and Emmy, an Oscar, and a Grammy, as well as two Golden Globes. In 2001, she was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Whoopi Goldberg has appeared in scores of films, and has had a recurring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan. She was most recently seen on Broadway in her one-woman show, Whoopi. Whoopi Goldberg lives in New York and Vermont. You will never see her with her finger in her nose.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews)
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Great book for kids - and grownups too!, Nov 2 2008
By Bookfan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic (Paperback)
This is a wonderful book. The story is engaging and believable, the characters are fully fleshed out, and the illustrations are terrific. Kids will relate to Alexandrea's struggles to adapt to her new life in Harlem, and her efforts to deal with her well-meaning stage mother. Funny and heartwarming, I really cared what happened to Alexandrea and her mother, and I can't wait for the next book in the series. Kudos to Goldberg and her coauthor Deborah Underwood for creating a world kids will want to come back to over and over again!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Great to read aloud..., Nov 10 2008
By P. Stout "Book Goddess" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic (Paperback)
We got this book as a gift and I have been reading it aloud to my 10 year old boy and 6 year old girl. They love it and can't wait for the next installment to come out next spring! A wonderful, innovative story that is very "real" with a main character that tinged with just the right amount of scarcasm. Tempo is good and the imagery is descriptive enough for those getting used to hearing chapter books aloud.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Book review of "Sugar Plums and Ballerinas", Dec 16 2008
By Michael K. Colgan - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic (Paperback)
I learned about this book, authored by Whoopie Goldberg, while thewatching the "View" and decided to give it a try.
This is a wonderful story that my granddaughter just loves. She is now four, knows the characters by name and though she can read some, asks me to read from the book all the time.
Mike Colgan
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