Book description
Olivia has been invited to New York to perform her innovative Shakespeare on the highwire! She's thrilled and can't wait to tell her friends. But they have news of their own, news which devastates Olivia and leads to a terrible rift.
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Why read it?
1 author picked Olivia Flies High as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Written with incredible accuracy of detail and stage terms, this story gives a real insight into stage school life.
Olivia and her younger sister, Eel, the daughters of an actress and circus performer, are now at Swan Stage School, owned by their grandmother, Alicia. Alicia eventually agrees to add circus skills to the curriculum which proves to be very useful when a child is in danger, albeit one who has caused no end of trouble for her counterparts.
From Helen's list on circus stories for readers eight and up.
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