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    Bad Day for Ballet
    Bad Day for Ballet
    Bad Day for Ballet
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    Bad Day for Ballet

    By Carolyn Keene

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    Nancy has just two days to help her friend and save the ballet!

    Nancy and her friends are practicing for the big ballet recital. They're so excited, and nervous too. Especially Bess, who can't seem to learn the steps. But then the special music goes missing and the recital might be canceled. Everyone blames Bess and Nancy must take the case!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateJun 19, 2012
    ISBN9781442467613
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    Carolyn Keene

    Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew books.

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      Nancy and her classmates are all excited (and nervous) about their upcoming ballet production of "Scenes from Peter Pan" when the special cassette tape with their music goes missing right before dress rehearsal. What's worse is that everyone starts to blame Nancy's best friend, Bess, of taking the tape. Can Nancy clear Bess's name and find the tape in time to save the recital? This is the fourth book in a spin-off series in which Nancy Drew is only eight years old. The solution to the mystery was obvious to me from before the tape even went missing but there's sufficient red herrings to keep the reader on their toes, especially for the intended audience of elementary school-age children. (Mild spoiler: One of these times it's going to have to actually be Brenda at fault for all the times they make her a top suspect.)Although this is still pretty tame as a mystery, I do like that it felt a little more like the classic Nancy Drew stories, particularly when Nancy gets temporarily 'locked' into a dark room, that the stakes are higher with Bess's name being smirched, and the 'race against the clock' element, no matter how contrived it is.That being said, it's still a simple enough story with basic language for young readers. Like other books in the series, it does sometimes get bogged down in describing inane actions (e.g., the girls ride their bikes to the ice cream shop, they park their bikes, they lean against their bikes to eat their ice cream, etc. etc. etc. but with even more details than I just provided).The illustrations make this book seem even more dated than the story revolving around a missing cassette tape. I'm also convinced that this series illustrator has never seen an 8-year-old because the illustrations look more like 10- or 11-year-olds.

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    Bad Day for Ballet - Carolyn Keene

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    IT’S BAD, IT’S

    SAD, AND NOW

    EVERYONE’S MAD!

    N ancy and her friends are practicing for the big ballet recital. They’re so excited—and nervous, too. Especially Bess. She loves her beautiful mermaid costume, but she can’t seem to learn the steps. And now the girls may not get to perform at all!

    The tape with the special music is missing, and almost everyone blames Bess. Nancy has just two days to find the tape, help her friend, and save the ballet!

    A Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Selection

    photograph ALADDIN PAPERBACKS

    A Ready-for-Chapters Book

    Simon & Schuster, New York

    Cover photography by Michel Le Grou at

      Media Photo Group

    Cover photo-illustration copyright © 1998

      by Joanie Schwarz

    Ages 6-9

    Kids.SimonandSchuster.com

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    Bad Day for Ballet

    Darcy ran out onto the stage. Madame! she cried. The tape with the music for the recital is gone!

    What? Madame asked. That’s impossible! I put the tape into the sound system myself.

    Darcy shook her head. It’s not there.

    No one spoke for a moment. Then Brenda Carlton said, I bet I know who took the tape.

    Everyone turned to look at her.

    Bess Marvin! she said loudly.

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