The curtain's rising, but who will be standing on center stage as the lead in the big recital? Will it be Bianca, who's been the lead in every recital her whole life? Or will it be Jessie, the gifted newcomer who was dribbling basketballs just a few weeks ago? It's all up to Madame Schumann, who shocks everyone when she announces the cast of Swan Lake. In this exciting recital book, best friends turn into enemies, and no one knows how it will turn out until the curtain rises. For the first time, meet the families of the ballet friends, and find out what happens when Bianca's grandfather hires a Hollywood movie director to film the big recital! But will Bianca be the star of the show, or will Margo's determined stage mom steal the lead for Margo and impress all the ballet school recruiters in the audience? Who will be on center stage, and who will get discovered? It's all in #5 Waiting in the Wings.

Reading level: ages 9 to 12