Ballet Shoes

by Noel Streatfeild

Published 1 November 1954
Three orphan girls. A pair of pink slippers. A lifetime in the spotlight. Read the classic that has captivated generations! 

Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their quiet life together. They are orphans who have been raised as sisters, and when their new family needs money, the girls want...Read more

Theatre Shoes

by Noel Streatfeild

Published 1 May 1983

Theatre Shoes is part of the wonderful 'Shoes' series of adventures for children by Noel Streatfeild.
Every family has its secrets, but it was a huge surprise to the three young Forbeses, fresh from a country vicarage, to discover that their grandmother was a famous actress. Sent to live...

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Circus Shoes

by Noel Streatfeild

Published 1 September 1985

When their snobbish Aunt Rebecca dies, leaving them alone and penniless, Peter and Santa are faced with the dreadful prospect of life in separate orphanages. Desperate, they run away to find their only living relative - Uncle Gus - who works in a circus.



But Gus doesn't suffer fools gladly....

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Tennis Shoes

by Noel Streatfeild

Published December 1937

Tennis Shoes is one of the wonderful 'Shoes' collection of adventures for children by Noel Streatfeild.
There is no doubt about it - the Heath children have tennis in their blood. Their grandfather and father before them had been top players, and the twins are champion material. Then Nicky -...

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A Vicarage Family

by Noel Streatfeild

Published October 1968

A Vicarage Family is the first part in a fictionalized autobiography in which Noel Streatfeild tells the story of her own childhood, painting a poignant and vivid picture of daily life in an impoverished, genteel family in the years leading up to the First World War.

In the story there...

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Party Shoes

by Noel Streatfeild

Published 1 November 2001
If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again.

When the parcel arrives for Selina it causes great excitement. A beautiful dress and gorgeous shoes -...Read more

Christmas with the Chrystals is a gorgeous short story about how an influx of cheery young cousins at Christmas warms the heart of a haughty grandmother and lights up her chilly home. This very special Yuletide story is accompanied by several Streatfeild Christmas extracts from her many children's novels,...Read more