On Pointe facts for kids
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| Author | Lorie Ann Grover |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Margaret K. McElderry |
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Publication date
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May 25, 2004 |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-689-86525-1 |
| OCLC | 52386493 |
| LC Class | PZ7.G9305 On 2004 |
On Pointe is a children's novel about an aspiring ballet dancer by Lorie Ann Grover, first published in 2004.
It was nominated for the 2006 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.
Plot summary
This story is told in free verse. The novel centers on 16-year-old Clare, who has dreamed of becoming a dancer all her life and has worked hard to achieve her dreams. She hopes to be selected for City Ballet, a program for very skilled dancers, although there are only sixteen positions available. After a growth spurt, she is judged too tall for professional ballet and advised to take a dance class for adult amateurs. It seems her dream is crushed, but when her grandfather has a stroke, losing the ability to talk and move his right side, her perspective alters.
