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(0)Noel Streatfeild
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A thrilling, classic children's adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn't really an orphan - each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven years old, the money suddenly stops and her guardians have no choice but to send her away to an orphanage. The orphanage is...
2) Far To Go
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Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday's Child stars in this classic children's adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child actress at a well-known London theatre, becoming famous almost overnight, news of her success reaches her bitter enemy, the matron of her old orphanage. Margaret knows that Matron is set on revenge, but she keeps her head held high, focusing...
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Join the unforgettable heroine Margaret Thursday as she makes her way from an orphanage to the stage in this ebook collection containing the classic novels “Thursday's Child” and “Far to Go” by Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn't really an orphan—each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However,...
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English
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The Noel Streatfeild Collection is a remarkable anthology that brings together some of Noel Streatfeild's finest adult novels, showcasing her talent for character-driven storytelling, emotional depth, and sharp social observation. Best known for her beloved children's books such as Ballet Shoes, Streatfeild was also a gifted writer of adult fiction, exploring themes of love, ambition, societal expectations, and personal growth.
This beautifully illustrated...
6) Party shoes
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007, c1946
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Selina, a young girl who was sent to live with her aunt and uncle during World War II, receives a party dress and shoes from her godmother in America and, with the help of her cousins, finds a way to wear them to a special event.
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Shoes volume 4
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Random House
Pub. Date
1994
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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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During World War II in England, three motherless children, whose father is reported missing in action, go to live with their grandmother in London and join the members of their talented theatrical family in a school for stage training.
8) Ballet shoes
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Random House
Pub. Date
[c1937]
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English
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Relates the fortunes of three adopted sisters who take dancing and stage training, one to become an actress, the second a ballerina, and the third an aviatrix.
9) Clothes-Pegs
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"Do you live permanently in yellow evening frocks and court gowns, or have you anything else?"
Annabel laughed shakily.
"Of course. My own clothes."
"Then go and put them on. Lovely ladies who fall over their trains need cocktails to restore them. And that's just what I'm going to take you to have."
Annabel Brown has taken a job in the sewing room at Bertna's, a high-end dressmaker, to help her family's finances. When one of the "mannequins" employed...