Tori Baylor, a serious dance student, has begun her final level at the school of Southern Ballet Theatre in Orlando, Florida. Her goal is to be accepted by the Company next year as a trainee, but she still has a problem with balance. She works desperately to overcome it, knowing it’s now or never for her. Her mother, whose job pays for her lessons, has crippling arthritis and will have to quit work after this year. As a trainee, Tori would get free classes and could continue to dance. Called upon one day to explain the future perfect tense to her sister, Roni, Tori ponders her destiny and wonders What is the future perfect of me? When Roni brings home information about getting pen pals, both girls write off for one. Tori is excited to get a dance student at the school of the world-famous Maryinsky Theatre Ballet, formerly the Kirov, in St. Petersburg, Russia. She reads up on Russia and even learns some Russian words, hoping that she and Valentina, though far apart, will become real friends. I feel as if I’m setting out on an adventure, she says, never dreaming how that adventure will change her life. About the Author A language lover, Kat Corbett found Russian like writing in code! To share the fun, she started a pen pal club for Russians and Americans. One teen wrote “A dancer would be nice”—and the seed for Future Perfect was planted. Future Perfect is Book Two of the DanceFutures series. First Readers Said: • “I loved the ending. I hope you are considering writing a sequel!”—Stacey Price • “The story is excellent. Stacia and Ebert give it two thumbs up!”—Stacia Tanner • “It was a great story. I loved it.”—Heidi Rinke • “I’m so sad it’s over! Please write a continuation!!”—Liesl Rinke Be sure to visit Kat Corbett's website at www.katcorbett.com. You can add your comments on this book, tell what your own perfect future would be, and even share your ideas for the next books in the series!
Tori Baylor is a dancer and an animal lover. Or is she an animal lover and a dancer? On the first day of school, she discovers that her class will dissect a frog this year, and she gathers her courage to tell the forbidding Mrs. Stengle she doesn’t want to take part. The new science teacher’s rudeness comes as a shock, and Tori wishes she had a close friend to laugh it off with. Dance classes six days a week, however, leave little time for friends. Tori wonders if she should forget her dream of a ballet career and plan to work with animals instead. Her mother’s arthritis is worsening, and Tori feels guilty seeing her limp off to work to pay for her lessons. She’d love to be an animal rights activist, if she could be brave enough. But not to dance—how could I bear it? she asks herself. Her mother, who once hoped to become a dancer, has always told Tori and her sister, “Be sure to have a second string to your bow,” meaning a second career choice. I do have two strings, Tori thinks, dance and animals. But which should be my first-string future?
In spite of changes that threatened her goal, Tori Baylor has at last become a trainee with her ballet company in Orlando, Florida. The year ahead looks golden as she anticipates performing with the Company’s corps de ballet in major productions as well as with its outreach group, Ballet II. I’m so lucky, she tells herself. I’ve made it to trainee, and I have two best friends, a wonderful boyfriend (YESSS!), and a great family. Please, no changes to any of these. But changes continue to make life uncertain for Tori. Some are surprising, some are worrying, and some bring loss and her first tastes of sorrow. In a cold and lonely place, she thinks sadly, I used to talk about the future perfect, the time when all I’ve dreamed of and worked for will have come to be. Now my life is looking more like a future imperfect. In this strange year of highs and lows, promises and problems, Tori struggles to keep her spirits up. Where is all of this leading? One thing is sure: she’ll need to be strong to face the year’s final challenge.
If life is a highway, food is the fuel. The restaurant cuisine of Arkansas was crafted by transportation--and by family heritage. From century-old soda fountains to heritage candy makers, Arkansas wine country and the birthplace of fried pickles, discover the delicious nooks of the Ozarks and scrumptious crannies of the Arkansas River Valley through this tasty travelogue. Learn how fried chicken came to a tiny burg called Tontitown. Discover a restaurant atop a gristmill with a history predating the Civil War. Dine where Bill Clinton, Sam Walton and Elvis Presley caught a bite to eat. Join author Kat Robinson and photographer Grav Weldon on this exploration of over one hundred of the state's classic and iconic restaurants.
THE CALL OF THE SIREN Former US Army Ranger Devlin Raines is mostly retired from his investigation business—and definitely retired from getting involved with beautiful women. But when Lark Delaney asks him to find her four-year-old niece who was put up for adoption as a baby, Dev can't say no. The investigation soon takes a dangerous turn when Dev discovers that the girl's parents have been murdered and the toddler has been taken. Lark needs Dev now more than ever, and he struggles to fight his growing attraction to her. He can't trust his judgment around Lark, and with the life of the little girl—and their own—at stake, Dev can't afford to let down his guard… FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Twelve-Gauge Guardian by New York Times Bestselling Author B.J. Daniels Cowboy PI Cordell Winchester can't ignore a lady in need—but journalist Raine Chandler is not only in danger, she's a temptation he can't resist…
Tori Baylor, a serious dance student, has begun her final level at the school of Southern Ballet Theatre in Orlando, Florida. Her goal is to be accepted by the Company next year as a trainee, but she still has a problem with balance. She works desperately to overcome it, knowing it’s now or never for her. Her mother, whose job pays for her lessons, has crippling arthritis and will have to quit work after this year. As a trainee, Tori would get free classes and could continue to dance. Called upon one day to explain the future perfect tense to her sister, Roni, Tori ponders her destiny and wonders What is the future perfect of me? When Roni brings home information about getting pen pals, both girls write off for one. Tori is excited to get a dance student at the school of the world-famous Maryinsky Theatre Ballet, formerly the Kirov, in St. Petersburg, Russia. She reads up on Russia and even learns some Russian words, hoping that she and Valentina, though far apart, will become real friends. I feel as if I’m setting out on an adventure, she says, never dreaming how that adventure will change her life. About the Author A language lover, Kat Corbett found Russian like writing in code! To share the fun, she started a pen pal club for Russians and Americans. One teen wrote “A dancer would be nice”—and the seed for Future Perfect was planted. Future Perfect is Book Two of the DanceFutures series. First Readers Said: • “I loved the ending. I hope you are considering writing a sequel!”—Stacey Price • “The story is excellent. Stacia and Ebert give it two thumbs up!”—Stacia Tanner • “It was a great story. I loved it.”—Heidi Rinke • “I’m so sad it’s over! Please write a continuation!!”—Liesl Rinke Be sure to visit Kat Corbett's website at www.katcorbett.com. You can add your comments on this book, tell what your own perfect future would be, and even share your ideas for the next books in the series!
Tori Baylor is a dancer and an animal lover. Or is she an animal lover and a dancer? On the first day of school, she discovers that her class will dissect a frog this year, and she gathers her courage to tell the forbidding Mrs. Stengle she doesn’t want to take part. The new science teacher’s rudeness comes as a shock, and Tori wishes she had a close friend to laugh it off with. Dance classes six days a week, however, leave little time for friends. Tori wonders if she should forget her dream of a ballet career and plan to work with animals instead. Her mother’s arthritis is worsening, and Tori feels guilty seeing her limp off to work to pay for her lessons. She’d love to be an animal rights activist, if she could be brave enough. But not to dance—how could I bear it? she asks herself. Her mother, who once hoped to become a dancer, has always told Tori and her sister, “Be sure to have a second string to your bow,” meaning a second career choice. I do have two strings, Tori thinks, dance and animals. But which should be my first-string future?
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