{"product_id":"9781416978268-on-pointe","title":"On Pointe","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur feet slip\u003cbr\u003e into satin shoes\u003cbr\u003e with stiff shanks,\u003cbr\u003e hard boxing,\u003cbr\u003e tight elastic,\u003cbr\u003e and slippery ribbons\u003cbr\u003e that wrap and end\u003cbr\u003e in hard knots.\u003cbr\u003e The frayed edges\u003cbr\u003e are crammed\u003cbr\u003e out of sight.\u003cbr\u003e We stand.\u003cbr\u003e A row of bound feet\u003cbr\u003e rises\u003cbr\u003e to its toes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For as long as she can remember, Clare and her family have had a dream: Someday Clare will be a dancer in City Ballet Company. For ten long years Clare has been taking ballet lessons, watching what she eats, giving up friends and a social life, and practicing until her feet bleed -- all for the sake of that dream. And now, with the audition for City Ballet Company right around the corner, the dream feels so close. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But what if the dream doesn't come true? The competition for the sixteen spots in the company is fierce, and many won't make it. Talent, dedication, body shape, size -- everything will influence the outcome. Clare's grandfather says she is already a great dancer, but does she really have what it takes to make it into the company? And if not, then what? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Told through passionate and affecting poems in Clare's own voice, \u003ci\u003eOn Pointe\u003c\/i\u003e soars with emotion as it explores what it means to reach for a dream -- and the way that dreams can change as quickly and suddenly as do our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55729022304630,"sku":"9781416978268","price":11.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31613333.jpg?v=1749015036","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781416978268-on-pointe","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}