Noel Streatfeild

"Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent."--

Curtains Up!
When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother, a famous English actress, she enrolls them in the Children’s Academy of Dancing and Stage Training–the same Academy that made the orphans from Ballet Shoes famous so long ago. It’s the chance of a lifetime–but the Academy won’t give the children the “proper education” their parents would have wanted. Still,...

"When their father is captured during the war, three children come to London to live with their grandmother, and join all the cousins of their talented theatrical family in a school for stage training." --

Tired of being world citizens, traveling with their brother on his tours as a violin prodigy, three children plot to find a homeof their own and discover careers of their own in films and ballet.

Threatened with life in separate orphanages when their aunt dies, two children run away to search for their uncle who works for a circus and find that they can become a part of the hard work and colorful performances of the tenting season.

Meet the Bell family who live in the vicarage at St. Mark's. There is father who is a reverend, mom, and the children Paul, Jane, Ginnie, Angus, and the dog Esau. Follow their lives from the highs and lows and all the laughter in between.

Four foundlings, left on a TV star's doorstep one Christmas morning, grow up amid the publicity of the television world and showthat they can each find a future in the industry.

"In this captivating collection of festive stories, there are auditions on stage and antics on ice, trips to the pantomime, holiday adventures, and laughter shared with family and friends. Charming, heartwarming and funny, this exciting new collection is sure to be a hit with readers of all ages. Originally written for annuals, magazines and the radio from the 1940s-60s, these stories by this much-loved author have never been collected before and...

Three girls adopted by an explorer are raised as sisters by his niece. As each of the girls have their own dreams, they learn that in order to realize them, they must also keep their family together.