Ellie In First Position [TRADE PAPER ]

2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children by ALA - Top Ten

Can a sports klutz reach her dream and dance? A charming and hilarious, slice-of-life, middle-grade graphic novel about ten-year-old Electra who refuses to give up her dream of doing ballet.

On Texas Library Associations LITTLE MAVERICKS, Recommended Graphic Novels for Grade 3-5 list.

After moving, Ellie feels lonely in her new class. Mom has a solution, the girl needs to join the schools sports team to make friends. There is only one problem, no matter what sport she tries Electra makes an utter fool of herself. In the middle of her misery, enchanted by her cousins ballet performance, Ellie suddenly knows what she wants more than anything, dancing. If only Mom could agree.

A page-turner, full of relatable conflicts,Ellie in First Positionis a humorous, positive, and heartwarming story about resilience, self-love, new experiences, and friendship. By the end of the book, Ellie doesnt only learn to accept herself and her family, makes new friends, and even has her first crush, but manages to deal with her bullies too.

Fans ofThe Babysitters Club,Fancy Nancy, or theStepping Stonesseries will loveEllie in First Position.

2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children by ALA - Top Ten

Judges citation, 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Top Ten After her parents' divorce, Ellie has to deal with being the new kid at school. Her mother encourages her to join a sport to make friends, but no sport she tries fits. Ellie secretly desires to dance, an activity of which her mother disapproves.

A relatable tale that will ring true with both creative and athletic readersKirkus Reviews.

laugh-out-loud physical comedyPublishers Weekly. . . the illustrations exuberant energy and vivid hues, combined with thefrom Ellies numerous athletic missteplóR