As the story progresses, first Pauline and then Petrova reach the age of twelve and get parts in various plays, while Posy becomes more and more focused on her dancing." Simpson (another of the boarders) in his garage. Petrova, however, would rather spend time working with Mr. Pauline soon shows talent as an actress, while Posy is clearly a gifted ballerina. This means that as each child reaches the age of twelve, she will be able to work professionally on the stage. After seeing Posy dance, she arranges for the head of the school, Madame Fidolia, to train them free of charge. Two of the boarders, Doctor Smith and Doctor Jakes, take over the education of the children (much to the relief of Sylvia, who had been teaching them herself when she could no longer afford to send them to school.) Doctor Jakes tells Pauline that ‘the three of you might make the name of Fossil really important, really worth while, and if you do, it’s all your own.’ As a result of this, the three sisters make a vow: ‘We three Fossils vow to try and put our names in history books because it’s our very own and nobody can say it’s because of our grandfathers.’ Another boarder, Theo Dane, is a ballet teacher at The Children’s Academy of Dancing and Stage Training. When Gum goes away on an extended journey, money becomes tight, and Syliva decides to take in boarders. They are looked after by Gum’s great-niece, Sylvia, and her old nurse, Nana.
Pauline was the only survivor from a shipwrecked boat, Petrova the orphaned child of a Russian couple, and Posy the daughter of a widowed ballet dancer. The description of the book according to the Noel Streatfeild website reads: " Ballet Shoes tells the story of Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew (or "Gum").
If you are accustomed to the "i before e except after c" rule, it makes you positively itchy to spell her name right. Please note that every single person who voted for this title, all twelve of them, spelled author Noel Streatfeild’s last name correctly.
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