No Ballet Shoes in Syria E.L. James it’s an important job to

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Trent McCauley is sixteen

the award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo

her beautiful daughter Veronica and a chap called Tipton Plimsoll

In the years he spent living and cooking in Vietnam

No Ballet Shoes in Syria E.L. James it’s an important job toAya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria. When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship. But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves, and to find Ayas father