Five young girls are thrust into the Deerfield Ballet's holiday production of The Nutcracker with only one thing in common: they don't want to be there! McGee's busy with her ice hockey team. Zan would rather be reading a good mystery. Mary Bubnik is a total klutz. Gwen prefers Twinkies to plies. And Rocky is just too cool for pink tights. How could their mothers possibly think ballet is good for them? Cast as the Rats and labeled losers by the more serious ballerinas (the Bunheads), in desperation the girls turn to each other, especially after the Bunheads lock the Rats out of the theater. Can they triumph over all the odds and pull off a real ballet in front of an expectant audience? This comic tale of preteen misfits is a wise tribute to the power of friendship and the pleasure of being yourself.

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JAHNNA N. MALCOLM stands for Jahnna "and" Malcolm. Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner are married and have published over 130 books for kids and teens. They've written about ballerinas, horses, ghosts, singing cowboys, and green slime. One of their most popular book series is called, The Jewel Kingdom, and it is about adventurous princesses. They even made a movie of the first book in that series, The Ruby Princess Runs Away.

Before Jahnna and Malcolm wrote books, they were actors. They met on the stage and were married on the stage. They have two kids--son Dash and daughter, Skye. They lived a lot of places, but now they live in beautiful Oregon. Their newest project is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical, which is playing at theatres around the country and is published by Playscripts, Inc.

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