A review by gardenjess
Ellie and the Bunheads by Sally Warner

3.0

I think I would have enjoyed this one as a kid - looking at the world of ballet was fascinating. As an adult - my biggest problem was that it felt unfinished. Almost the entire story involves the main character and her problems with body image, and how it is forced upon her by teachers and parents. This becomes the huge theme of the story, but somehow it just magically disappears in the end? Like any 13 year old girl is ever secure, much less after all of that internal and external drama? Three stars - there would have been another if not for that gappy ending.