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    Dancing Queen
    Dancing Queen
    Dancing Queen
    Ebook87 pages46 minutes

    Dancing Queen

    By Marci Peschke and Tuesday Mourning

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    Kylie Jean wants to be a ballerina more than almost anything in the whole wide world! So when there are auditions for the Swan Queen part in Swan Lake, she just knows it’s the perfect part for her. Will Kylie Jean dance like a prima ballerina?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781404879591
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    Marci Peschke

    Marci Bales Peschke was born in Indiana, grew up in Florida, and now lives in Texas, where she is a librarian. She has lived in three haunted houses, but now lives with her husband, two children, and a feisty black and white cat named Phoebe. She loves reading and watching movies.

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    • 4/5
      Kylie Jean: Dancing Queen is part of a larger series, all focusing on Kylie Jean's character. By my count there are now 8 books in the series, and they all look adorable! Based on this particular book, I can definitely say that this is a series that young girls will just eat up. Kylie Jean is spunky, she's sweet, and about as honest as a kid can get. Add in her insatiable need for learning new things, and you've got a little girl that other little girls will love.

      In this story Kylie Jean wants the main role in the ballet version of Swan Lake. The story follows her as she practices her heart out and then nervously tries out. Even when she doesn't get the part she was pining for, she shows young readers how to be proud of what you've accomplished anyway. She's a great role model. There are a lot of good lessons in the story, including how to be kind to others. I definitely think this would a great addition to any little ballerina's book shelf.

      As I mentioned above, this book hits the mark right before Middle Grade. It's a chapter book, but the chapters are short, the words are moderately easy, and the illustrations help keep readers immersed. This would be prefect for 7-8 year olds who are ready for a chapter book!
    • 5/5
      My daughter picked out this book and started reading it to her father and I. She picked it originally because her cousin's name is Kylie, but soon she kept reading it because the Kylie Jean of the story was cute, and girlie, and interesting. We all thought it was quite fun that her dog's name was ugly brother, and her determination to become a rodeo queen make her a good role model. It's not so much about Kylie Jean wanting to be a rodeo queen as it is about working hard to achieve a dream and n...moreMy daughter picked out this book and started reading it to her father and I. She picked it originally because her cousin's name is Kylie, but soon she kept reading it because the Kylie Jean of the story was cute, and girlie, and interesting. We all thought it was quite fun that her dog's name was ugly brother, and her determination to become a rodeo queen make her a good role model. It's not so much about Kylie Jean wanting to be a rodeo queen as it is about working hard to achieve a dream and not giving up if there are set backs. I would encourage all little girls to read Kylie Jean Rodeo Queen and to find a dream of their own!
    • 3/5
      Eight year old Kylie Jean wants nothing more than to be a beauty queen! She practices her beauty queen wave all the time so she can be ready when the big day comes. When the rodeo comes to town, Kylie Jean is struck by the rodeo queen riding in the parade. She makes up her mind that if she cannot be a beauty queen, then perhaps she can be a rodeo queen. Kylie enlists the help of all of her family members—from her uncle to her grandmother—to try to find a rodeo event she can learn in two weeks. When her dad buys a new horse and says it can be hers, she turns to her grandmother (who was once a rodeo queen herself) to teach Kylie how to barrel race. What follows is a whirlwind of bonding with her new horse, Star, and training for the rodeo, culminating in the big event itself.Kylie Jean is a wonderfully spirited character, who brings a taste for the Texas lifestyle to this transitional chapter book. Her family is loveable, and her relationship with her dog, Ugly Brother, is endearing. Kylie’s love for the color pink is emphasized in the cartoon drawings that are dispersed throughout the story, where it is the only color present other than black. While this is cute, her affinity for all things pink is mentioned excessively throughout the story. It is also hard to believe that an eight-year-old could learn barrel racing in just two weeks. Even though Kylie becomes interested in winning the barrel race competition, the end of the book finds her back at her old self, hoping to be a beauty queen, and the character growth that happened during the story is lost. Best suited for grades 3-5. 

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    Dancing Queen - Marci Peschke

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    Chapter 1 Queen of the Crop

    It's almost summertime, but this Saturday morning is cool and dewy.

    My whole family — aunts, uncles, and a bunch of cousins — is at Lickskillet Farm. We're picking veggies from the huge garden patch.

    Standing next to me is my best cousin, Lucy. Momma, Daddy, T.J. and Ugly Brother are here, too.

    As far as I can see, row after row of green leafy tops fill the farm garden.

    Look at all these veggies, Pa crows. This year we have a bumper crop! I'm going to have to give away carrots, peas, and greens, he adds, shaking his head. There are just too many vegetables to can in jars or freeze for later.

    I slip off my shoes and bury my feet in the soft, black dirt while Pa and Nanny decide which vegetables to pick.

    Momma pulls on some red garden gloves with little green flowers. My gloves are pink, with little green flowers. Pink is my color, in case you didn't know.

    Lucy fidgets and frowns. She points to the greens and says, I sure hope we don't have to pick greens. I squish 'em every time!

    I nod. Greens are boring to pick.

    Finally, Pa says, T.J., you come with me to the cornfield. The rest of you, stay in the garden patch. My best girl can pick peas. He means my momma. He adds, Kylie Jean and Lucy can pull carrots.

    We shout, Yippee! Then we push a wheelbarrow down to the rows of carrots. Next to them, a scarecrow wearing one of Nanny's aprons, a hat, and some old cowboy boots dances in the breeze.

    I get busy pulling carrots. That's more fun than pulling weeds! You can't eat weeds, but carrots are pretty tasty.

    Suddenly, I see Ugly Brother. There's a big ole carrot hanging out of his mouth like a giant orange tongue. While we have been pulling the carrots, he has been eating them!

    Ugly Brother! Stop trying to eat all the carrots we just pulled, I shout, laughing. They're still dirty, and you don't even like carrots!

    Ruff, he barks. That means he doesn't want to stop eating carrots. But he moves away. Then he watches while we pick more carrots.

    Some of the carrots are teeny-tiny babies, and some are giants as long as a grown-up's foot. I like the feathery green tops of the carrots best. They are so pretty, like lace on a Sunday dress.

    I like picking carrots, but after a while, I get bored. Then T.J. comes over. He's here to boss me around. I just know it!

    He says, Hey, Lil' Bit, Pa told me to come help you. He frowns, looks at me, and adds, No wonder you're so slow. You're wearin' a dress.

    Putting my hands on my hips, I glare at T.J. Hey, Lucy's wearin' a dress, too, I inform him. We like dresses! They're not slowin' us down!

    Let's have a picking contest, T.J. says. Then he starts pulling carrots to get a head start.

    I shake my head. No way, I tell him.

    "You always win

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