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Méndez, Yamile Saied

The Reel Wish

368 pp. | Lee & Low/Tu | April, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9781643796437 $22.95 | Spanish ISBN 9781643796444 $22.95
(4) 4-6 Ballet is eleven-year-old Florencia’s life--until the pressure of performing the coveted role of Clara in The Nutcracker ruins opening night. Suddenly, Florencia has lost both ballet and her best friend and gained intense anxiety and panic attacks. Rebuilding means finding new friends and a new outlet: Irish dance. Although the book’s voice is not always sufficiently childlike, there is also positive representation of Argentinian American culture and Irish dance. Hand to young ballerinas unsure if they belong in the strict world of ballet.
Reviewer: Monica de los Reyes

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