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Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You

Dorian Cirrone

Hardcover | Pages: 213 pages

Rating: 3.54 | 612 Users | 68 Reviews

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Original Title:	Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You
ISBN:	006055701X (ISBN13: 9780060557010)
Edition Language:	English

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I hadn't really thought of my breasts as "problem breasts." It made them sound like children who wouldn't behave. No bra was going to keep these babies a secret. And those tips for the full-figured girl in the magazines? Please. Even NASA couldn't design a tank suit to camouflage my proportions.

Kayla Callaway has been studying ballet since she learned to walk, and her heart is set on a future in the dance world. She's sure she'll get a solo part in Cinderella, the spring ballet at her high school.

But when the parts are finally posted, Kayla is shocked that she's only landed a role as a stepsister –– and an ugly one, at that! The brutal truth: Ballet and big boobs don't mix. Suddenly Kayla's dream for the future has become a real-life fractured fairy tale.

To make matters worse, bloodred pointe shoes with threatening messages start popping up all over school. When Kayla learns that she'll be wearing red pointe shoes in the ballet, she wonders if the messages are meant for her. But who are they from? And more important -- what do they mean?

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Title	:	Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You
Author	:	Dorian Cirrone
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 213 pages
Published	:	February 1st 2005 by HarperTeen
Categories	:	Young Adult. Mystery. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Teen. Humor

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This book was kind of entertaining, but it didn't take the deeper level of meaning that I would have liked to see, especially because this book was meant to be a topic of discussion. I found the reading to be rather straightforward, without too much development of characters, which was disappointing. I also feel as though the title of the book was misleading. I found the mystery of the red shoes to be a minor problem compared to some of the other issues presented. I think that the book seemed a

I couldn't resist the cover of this book. I appreciated how much ballet was on every page of the story, but it was definitely intended for a younger audience. The main character wasn't terribly fleshed out (beyond her chest), and her closest allies were caricatures rather than characters. The "mystery" left much to be desired, but I think if I were in middle school, this would've been very entertaining.

This book is awsome its so funny! personally i can connect to this character in what she goes through with her breats. People not seeing me for me and in the book the character is amazing in ballet but when people see her they say she's good but her breats are in the way and that she needs breast reduction. but in the end she sees that her breast are apart of her and i was happy that she saw that.

What I expected: a mystery of a jealous cast member trying to bump off rivals in a performing arts school setting, much like The Four Dorothys in the Drama! series.What I got: chapters upon chapters of diatribes about feminism/patriarchy/censorship/body image blah blah I DON'T CARE. (OK, I do find the latter topics fascinating reads, but crammed in here with everything else it has all the subtlety of My First Issuefic. Or your average Glee episode.)And the titular red shoes ended up a literal

The cast of characters was entertaining and the plot moved along quickly. I will say I think there was a ton of telling instead of showing, especially regarding the feminist messages. Not a great book, and I'm not sure who the target audience is, but not totally awful--just a little messy.

can a girl be a successful ballerina with big boobs? kayla attends a performing arts high school in florida where she is one of the best dancers but then doesn't get the lead role in cinderella because she doesn't look the part. she considers breast reduction surgery at the suggestion of her teacher. meanwhile someone has left some red pointe shoes near the dance studios with the message "dancing in red shoes will kill you." the dancers all blame each other and get paranoid. there's also the new

This book was so fun! I had a blast reading it. It's not too long but not too short, but it's a really fast read because it draws you in. I read it in one day. Also, it is hilarious. I laughed out loud numerous times, and the frankness of it all is very comfortable and presented in an amusing way. I also liked the role art played in the story, which I think is very poignant.