Emma's turn

By Suzanne Weyn

Subjects: Divorce, Friendship in fiction, Ballet, Fiction, Ballet in fiction, Divorce in fiction, Friendship

Description: Eleven-year-old Emma slights her new friends in the suburbs because she is excited about seeing her recently divorced father during her ballet class's field trip to Manhattan to see "The Nutcracker," but several disappointments help her put her new life in a better perspective.