Sarah Rubin

In South Carolina in 1959 Casey Quinn dreams of being a ballerina, and though she has never had the money for lessons, she follows her dream to New York City and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.

Someday Dancer

Maths-whizz Alice has already solved a mystery or two. Persuaded by wannabe sidekick Sammy to investigate a scientist's disappearance, she's soon entangled in her trickiest case yet. Dr Learner is reputed to have invented an invisibility suit, but is whacky science really to blame for his vanishing? With the unlikely help of erstwhile nemesis Kevin, Alice solves the puzzle - only to face another. Should she reveal the truth, or protect her most devoted friend?

Alice Jones: The Impossible Clue

Five days before opening night at refurbished old theatre the Beryl, ghostly activity unnerves the cast. Alice's detective skills are secretly enlisted. But as she digs into the Beryl's past, she discovers an unexpected mystery with a stolen diamond at its heart ...

Alice Jones: The Ghost Light

Casey is een meisje dat de hele dag danst op haar oude, versleten gympen. Ze zit niet op balletles, want dat is veel te duur, maar ze blijft haar droom najagen. Daarbij krijgt ze de steun van haar oma, die Casey helpt haar lot in eigen hand te nemen en een primaballerina te worden.

Dansen tussen de sterren

velké sny malé tanečnice

Tančit ke hvězdám

Eins weiß Casey ganz genau: Sie ist zum Tanzen geboren. Auch wenn das außer ihr niemand glaubt. Schon gar nicht die miese fiese Ann-Lee, die ziemlich viel rumprotzt und sogar Ballettunterricht bekommt. Für solchen Firlefanz hat Caseys Mutter kein Geld. Aber das macht nichts, denn Casey absolviert jeden Morgen ihr eigenes Training. Schließlich hat sie einen Traum - sie will ein richtiger Star werden. Und als die Ballett-Akademie in New York zum Vortanzen einlädt, ist für Casey alles sonnenklar. Sie wird nach New York fahren, sie wird vortanzen und sie wird ins Ensemble aufgenommen. Da wird Miss Ann-Lee Protz ganz schön blöd gucken! Jetzt fehlen nur noch Geld für die Fahrkarte, Ballettschuhe und das Einverständnis ihrer Mutter ...

Ein Traum und zwei Füße

The Ghost Light

Alice Jones

Old refurbished theatre, the Beryl, is re-opening. Days before opening night, the ghost light – left on at night to appease the ghosts of actors – is extinguished. Alice digs into the Beryl’s past, sleuthing in a network of dark back-stage corridors and cobwebby storage rooms. Gradually, she starts to uncover the hundred-year-old secret of the theatre: a stolen diamond. Is the Beryl haunted by a ghost – or a living thief? The sequel to the critically acclaimed Alice Jones: The Impossible Clue – a perfect middle-grade detective story for fans of Robin Stevens or Trenton Lee Stewart’s Mysterious Benedict Society.

Math whiz Alice Jones has already cracked a mystery or two. She's smart and she's fearless, so who else would her classmates turn to? But when a famous local scientist vanishes from a locked room, Alice and her detective skills graduate to the big leagues. Dr. Learner had been working on a top-secret invisibility suit that everyone wants. Rumor has it he's disappeared under suspicious circumstances . . . literally. But is wacky science really behind his vanishing? Or is it something more sinister? Alice won't stop until she knows the truth . . . The Impossible Clue is a middle-grade story whose appeal is no mystery, with a protagonist whose charm needs no magnifying glass to detect.

The Impossible Clue

A compelling and funny new whodunit with a strong girl heroine--for fans of Book Scavenger, Greenglass House, and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Math whiz Alice Jones has already cracked a mystery or two. She's smart and she's fearless, so who else would her classmates turn to? But when a famous local scientist vanishes from a locked room, Alice and her detective skills graduate to the big leagues.Dr. Learner had been working on a top-secret invisibility suit that everyone wants. Rumor has it he's disappeared under suspicious circumstances . . . literally. But is wacky science really behind his vanishing? Or is it something more sinister? Alice won't stop until she knows the truth . . .The Impossible Clue is a middle-grade story whose appeal is no mystery, with a protagonist whose charm needs no magnifying glass to detect.

A ballerina tale with a thoroughly modern twist! Casey Quinn has got more grace in her pinkie toe than all those prissy ballet-school girls put together, even if you'd never guess it from the looks of her too-long legs and dirty high-top sneakers. It's 1959, and freckle-faced Casey lives in the red-dust countryside of South Carolina. She's a farm girl: Her family can't afford ballet lessons. But Casey's dream is to dance in New York City. And if anyone tries to stand in her way, she's going to pirouette and jeté right over them! Casey's got the grit, and Casey's got the grace: Is that enough to make it in Manhattan someday? Or might the Big Apple have something even better in mind? When she meets a visionary choreographer she calls "Miss Martha," Casey's ballerina dream takes a thoroughly, thrillingly modern twist!

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