Charlotte and the Nutcracker: The True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History
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- Create Date：2021-12-28 01:21:05
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Charlotte Nebres
- ISBN：0593374908
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Summary
A reimagined and modern take on the holiday favorite， this picture book weaves together the classic Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the true-life story of 12-year-old ballerina Charlotte Nebres， the first Black girl to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's production。
The only thing Charlotte loves as much as ballet is Christmas。 So， when she gets the opportunity to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's The Nutcracker， she leaps at the chance。
Dancing takes practice-hours of adjusting her arms and perfecting her jumps。 With the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families， encouragement from her sister， and a view of her mom and dad in the audience， Charlotte finds the strength to never give up。
In this spectacular debut full of fluid， dynamic illustrations， Charlotte provides youngsters with a multicultural tale of family， dance， and holiday cheer。
The only thing Charlotte loves as much as ballet is Christmas。 So， when she gets the opportunity to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's The Nutcracker， she leaps at the chance。
Dancing takes practice-hours of adjusting her arms and perfecting her jumps。 With the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families， encouragement from her sister， and a view of her mom and dad in the audience， Charlotte finds the strength to never give up。
In this spectacular debut full of fluid， dynamic illustrations， Charlotte provides youngsters with a multicultural tale of family， dance， and holiday cheer。
Reviews
Reign _ Eunoia
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This was really cute and informative。 I had no idea about Charlotte Nebres。
Jay Gabler
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Thank you Penguin Random House Audio for the free audiobook。 The audiobook is ten minutes long， and I was getting emotional by about ninety seconds in。
Becky
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First sentence: It isn't quite Christmas--not yet。 But Charlotte gets the best gift she can imagine: her first ballet class。Premise/plot: Charlotte and the Nutcracker is a new picture book based on the true story of Charlotte Nebres， the first Black girl to play the role of Marie in New York City's production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker。 The book focuses on the many， many years of hard work and dedicated practice that went into her being chosen to play Marie。 The book provides with a （ First sentence: It isn't quite Christmas--not yet。 But Charlotte gets the best gift she can imagine: her first ballet class。Premise/plot: Charlotte and the Nutcracker is a new picture book based on the true story of Charlotte Nebres， the first Black girl to play the role of Marie in New York City's production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker。 The book focuses on the many， many years of hard work and dedicated practice that went into her being chosen to play Marie。 The book provides with a （small） behind-the-scenes glimpse of the production of The Nutcracker。 If you are looking for a book that retells the story of the ballet， this is not that book。 This book doesn't focus so much on the plot of the story of The Nutcracker as it seeks to capture what it is like for a young dancer to be a part of this 'magical' stage production--the stuff of dreams。My thoughts: I love， love， love The Nutcracker。 To be honest George Balanchine's The Nutcracker is not my favorite Nutcracker。 I really enjoyed watching Charlotte's story [among others] in the documentary series On Pointe。 （The picture book did not provide a better behind the scenes glimpse than the series。 But there are plenty of people who have not seen and will not get a chance to see On Pointe。） I liked this picture book。 。。。more
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children’s Books through the Fall Day of Dialogue。Delightful story about a young girl who falls in love with ballet and dreams of dancing on stage。 She works hard and improves her skills until she is ready to audition for The Nutcracker。 She is chosen to play Maria and performs at Lincoln Center。 Charlotte is surprised to learn she is the first Black girl to perform this role for the New York Ballet。 Beautiful illustrations capture the magic and the I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children’s Books through the Fall Day of Dialogue。Delightful story about a young girl who falls in love with ballet and dreams of dancing on stage。 She works hard and improves her skills until she is ready to audition for The Nutcracker。 She is chosen to play Maria and performs at Lincoln Center。 Charlotte is surprised to learn she is the first Black girl to perform this role for the New York Ballet。 Beautiful illustrations capture the magic and the work involved in ballet。 Readers also see this family as they prepare for their own Christmas celebration。 The text pulls readers in so they feel they are part of the joy and magic as well。Do read the author's note at the end of the book to learn about Charlotte's actual experience playing this role。 。。。more
Bozhena Levine
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