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The beloved Noel Streatfeild classic back in print!
It's a stroke of great luck when Harriet Johnson’s doctor prescribes skating after an illness that has left her feeling frail and listless. For on her very first day at the rink, Harriet meets orphaned Lalla Moore, who is being brought up by her wealthy aunt Claudia to be a skating champion. Although they have little in common, the girls form a fast friendship. Harriet is energized by talented, funny Lalla, and Lalla in turn blossoms under the affection of openhearted Harriet. The girls skate together more and more. But just as Lalla’s interest in skating starts to fade, Harriet’s natural talent begins to emerge. Suddenly Lalla and Harriet seem headed in two very different directions. Can their friendship survive?
It's a stroke of great luck when Harriet Johnson’s doctor prescribes skating after an illness that has left her feeling frail and listless. For on her very first day at the rink, Harriet meets orphaned Lalla Moore, who is being brought up by her wealthy aunt Claudia to be a skating champion. Although they have little in common, the girls form a fast friendship. Harriet is energized by talented, funny Lalla, and Lalla in turn blossoms under the affection of openhearted Harriet. The girls skate together more and more. But just as Lalla’s interest in skating starts to fade, Harriet’s natural talent begins to emerge. Suddenly Lalla and Harriet seem headed in two very different directions. Can their friendship survive?
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Format:Paperback
The setting of this book is clearly very outdated, but the stories of growing friendship, the difficulties and joys faced by the young heroes (and their parents/guardians) are universal indeed!
Good reading for the long winter evenings.
I would recommend the book both to read aloud to younger children, as well as independent reading for their elder siblings.
Good reading for the long winter evenings.
I would recommend the book both to read aloud to younger children, as well as independent reading for their elder siblings.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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6 Feb 2002
Format:Paperback
I have loved the Shoes series since I first discovered them at my library when I was younger. My favorite is probably Dancing Shoes, but any of these books make wonderful reading for young girls, especially if they dream about being an actress, skater, or dancer. And there is good news for those who wish they could buy some of the books that are out of print in the US. Skating Shoes (also known as White Boots in the UK), Circus Shoes, Party Shoes, and Tennis Shoes are all still in print in England, and can be purchased at amazon.co.uk.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Maybe the best of the Shoes
26 Mar 2002
Format:Paperback
After Ballet Shoes, of course, this is my favorite of the Shoes books. And with the recent interest in skating because of Sarah Hughes, I think this one should be reprinted. What I like about this one is that the heroine is a gawky "daddy long-legs" girl who turns out to be a real skating star after being in her friend's shadow. And her friend, Lalla, who is the shining star in the early part of the book suffers from the perils of early success and of a "stage mother" or "skating mom" in a very realistic way. Despite her being a bit of a spoiled girl, we really come to like her. Probably the most balanced and realistic characterizations of the Shoe books. It's formulaic, of course, but we Shoe fans love the formula.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Some problems mar this edition.
2 Jun 2010
Format:Paperback
I love this book. When I was a kid, I literally read our copy to pieces. It fell apart. I taped it together, but that didn't keep.
So I was thrilled to see it back in print with a spiffy new cover! Look at that!
I'm reading it to my just-turned-seven year old niece right now. I'm surprised at how much she's taken to it, given that it's really a fairly old-fashioned book (and British besides!), with long, complex sentences; time taken to introspect the grownups; and mentions of weird things like pre-1970s English money, rationing, and skating figures. But she loves it! I guess it's not THAT much of a surprise, I loved it too at her age : )
Just FYI, Streatfeild's books are a little formulaic - you have the talented child and the untalented (but secretly REALLY gifted child), the star and the shadow, and the family togetherness. It's a formula that works, and it's in full force in this book - the shadow discovers she has a real talent, the talented star discovers that she's not THAT gifted, the stage mother (aunt, really) gets hers, the poor family is helped by a combination of friendship and bootstraps, the various teachers worry about every aspect of the whole child - pretty much what you expect. Good story, satisfying ending, classic literature, you have to love it!
However, there is one major issue that flaws this specific edition. It's been badly edited and is full of typos. Often, "Lalla" and "Nana" are written "Laila" and "Nina". Other names are similarly misspelled in various parts, and every chapter has a handful or two of typoed words. This isn't just an English/American spelling issue, I'm talking about actual mistakes.
I grew up in a proofreading household. My mother has no qualms about taking a pencil and correcting errors in books. These are such big, blatant ones that they really jump out at you and break off the enjoyment of the reading. This is a big disappointment, of course, so I took off one star. This would've been a 4 star review if the book were edited better. I hope this problem can be remedied in future printings.
So I was thrilled to see it back in print with a spiffy new cover! Look at that!
I'm reading it to my just-turned-seven year old niece right now. I'm surprised at how much she's taken to it, given that it's really a fairly old-fashioned book (and British besides!), with long, complex sentences; time taken to introspect the grownups; and mentions of weird things like pre-1970s English money, rationing, and skating figures. But she loves it! I guess it's not THAT much of a surprise, I loved it too at her age : )
Just FYI, Streatfeild's books are a little formulaic - you have the talented child and the untalented (but secretly REALLY gifted child), the star and the shadow, and the family togetherness. It's a formula that works, and it's in full force in this book - the shadow discovers she has a real talent, the talented star discovers that she's not THAT gifted, the stage mother (aunt, really) gets hers, the poor family is helped by a combination of friendship and bootstraps, the various teachers worry about every aspect of the whole child - pretty much what you expect. Good story, satisfying ending, classic literature, you have to love it!
However, there is one major issue that flaws this specific edition. It's been badly edited and is full of typos. Often, "Lalla" and "Nana" are written "Laila" and "Nina". Other names are similarly misspelled in various parts, and every chapter has a handful or two of typoed words. This isn't just an English/American spelling issue, I'm talking about actual mistakes.
I grew up in a proofreading household. My mother has no qualms about taking a pencil and correcting errors in books. These are such big, blatant ones that they really jump out at you and break off the enjoyment of the reading. This is a big disappointment, of course, so I took off one star. This would've been a 4 star review if the book were edited better. I hope this problem can be remedied in future printings.
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