If you asked her, Robin would say that ballet means everything to her.
But no one's asking Robin. Not her parents, who can no longer afford ballet lessons because all of their money is going toward bringing Robin's Chinese grandmother to America. Not her grandmother, a demanding woman who can barely walk. And now, Robin is even losing touch with her ballet friends, who are moving on without her.
It's hard for Robin to hide her resentment of this foreign grandmother who's changed her whole life. Then Robin uncovers a secret that leads to a new understanding of the many ways in which she and her tough old grandmother are alike.---from the publisher
192 pages 978-0698116061 Ages 10 and up
Keywords: ballet, dance, Asian American, grandmother, Asian culture, finding yourself, family, Asian American family, tie in to The Little Mermaid, sacrifice, women, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old, accepting others, diversity, diverse books, multicultural, multigenerational, fairy tale retelling
Other titles in this series: The Cook's Family (Tie in to Peter Pan and the Lost Boys); The Amah (Tie in to Cinderella); Angelfish (Tie in to Beauty and the Beast)
