


Books in series

#1
Dance with Rosie
1996
Rosie tries to make up with her former best friend and get into ballet class after the sign-up deadline

#2
Rosie's Nutcracker Dreams
1996
A clash with her rival may end Rosie's dream of playing the leading role in her ballet class' production of the Nutcracker

#3
Starring Rosie
1997
After landing a part in her favorite play, "Sleeping Beauty," Rosie discovers that she is responsible for more than just learning her lines and must work extra hard to keep the production moving forward despite its many various problems. Reprint.

#4
Not-So-Perfect Rosie
1997
Facing a long summer without ballet classes, Rosie decides to stage her own performance of Swan Lake, in which she will star, but someone else's identical plans threaten to overshadow her production. Reprint.

#5
A Glass Slipper for Rosie
1997
Rosie is thrilled when Miss Deirdre chooses Cinderella as the class ballet. Rosie knows the performance will make the perfect birthday present for her grandfather. But he's planning to go to England! Can Rosie convince him to stay?"Fans of Giff's 'Kids of the Polk Street School' series will find Athe Rosie books? to be a good next step."— School Library Journal

#6
Rosie's Big City Ballet
1998
If Rosie wants to get a part in the New York City ballet's performance of Romeo and Juliet, she must decide whether she will dedicate her time to practicing her art or spend it helping her friends build a treehouse.
Authors

Patricia Reilly Giff
Author · 110 books
Patricia Reilly Giff was the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan's Song, a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor Books Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily's Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.