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    One Leap Forward
    One Leap Forward
    One Leap Forward
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    One Leap Forward

    By Donna Jo Napoli

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    A new angel has to be brave.
    The Little Angel of Courage is ready for her wings. At least, she thinks she is. But is she brave enough to help Paul with his problem and earn the rest of her feathers?
    Paul likes to watch his sister's ballet class. But when he joins a dance class of his own, his friends tell him ballet is for girls. If the Little Angel of Courage can teach Paul to stand up for himself, she might just get those wings after all!
    Believe in yourself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateOct 6, 2015
    ISBN9781481463904
    One Leap Forward
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    Donna Jo Napoli

    Donna Jo Napoli is the acclaimed and award-winning author of many novels, both fantasies and contemporary stories. She won the Golden Kite Award for Stones in Water in 1997. Her novel Zel was named an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon, and a School Library Journal Best Book, and a number of her novels have been selected as ALA Best Books. She is a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband. Visit her at DonnaJoNapoli.com.

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      One Leap Forward - Donna Jo Napoli

      Angel Talk

      Watch closely now," said the Archangel of Courage.

      The Little Angel of Courage watched the girls in their tutus. She looked for anyone who was hesitating or hanging back. But all of them were paying attention to the ballet teacher and all of them tried every move the teacher demonstrated. I don’t see anyone who needs courage, said the little angel.

      The Archangel of Courage smiled knowingly. Look harder.

      A tall girl held her chin high. A short girl held her back straight. A blond girl was sweating, but smiling, too. A redhead had determination written all over her face. The Little Angel of Courage looked hard at each girl. No one looked timid. Instead, they looked cheerful in their blue leotards, like a row of cornflowers on a spring morning.

      The girls turned to the barre. They hurried in crisscrossing paths to their spots. The little angel could see that they had fixed spots at the barre: They were arranged according to height. As the third little girl in the line turned, she gave a quick wave.

      A boy on the other side of the room jumped to his feet and waved back wildly. Then he sat down on the observation bench and stared, both legs swinging under him, his lips slightly parted.

      The girls put one leg on the barre and both arms above their head in an arc.

      The boy on the bench reached his arms above his head in an arc, too.

      The girls stood with one hand on the barre now and kicked one leg, toe pointed to the side.

      The boy stretched his legs out in front of him on the bench and pointed his toes.

      The girls put both hands on the barre and arched backward.

      The boy arched backward. Farther and farther. So far, he fell off the bench with a crash.

      The class looked at him.

      The boy hopped back onto the bench and sat on his hands, not moving. He looked at his knees.

      I understand, said the Little Angel of Courage. What’s his name?

      Paul. He comes to ballet class every Tuesday afternoon and watches his sister dance. He imitates all her moves. The Archangel of Courage touched the Little Angel of Courage on the cheek. You need only five more feathers to fill out your wings and you’ll be an archangel. I’m sure this job is worth a lot of feathers. Do you think you can help Paul?

      The Little Angel of Courage looked at Paul. Earning her wings, one feather at a time, was hard—but that was the pace she liked. After all, there was something

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