Sugar Plum Fairy

For every ballerina who dreamed of dancing Clara in The Nutcracker there are many who, due to a “cruel, Darwinian pecking order, instead end up fourth from the left on the bottom row of a pyramid of rats, elbow to elbow with the boys from judo.” This is the story of a girl who is unaware that her dance style is more Ed Grimley than Gelsey Kirkland. Sandra Tsing Loh’s Sugar Plum Fairy is a hilarious coming-of-age tale for anyone who’s ever reached for the gold and ended up with a rock.