Stop those Ballerinas! It all started when Charlie's mother had the brilliant idea that Charlie should take ballet lessons at the local mall. And if that wasn't bad enough, Charlie's mother convinced some other parents that their kids should take ballet, too. Charlie knows the other girls blame her for this mess, and now they won't talk to her. Can life get any worse? Charlie doesn't think so, but she's in for a big suprise when the first ballet class starts!

When ten-year-old Lindsey worries that she may have to go to live with an aunt in Boston and leave her widowed father alone, her friends from school and ballet class support her in various ways

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

Charlie hopes that a sprained ankle will keep her from having to perform in a ballet recital

Hoping to impress an older ballet student and gain the attention of her busy parents, eleven-year-old Emma lies about her ability to dance on pointe

When her father loses his job and plunges her family into a financial crisis, eleven-year-old Lindsey enlists the help of her faithful friends in several moneymaking schemes so she can afford the costume for their upcoming ballet recital.