Billy is 11 years old, and he’s got problems. His mum’s dead. His dad and his brother are on strike and they’ve got no money. But Billy has a dream. He wants to be a dancer. Every week he goes to dance classes. He wants to audition for the Royal Ballet School. But how can he tell his family?
With Fact Files including The 1984 Miners’ Strike and Let’s Dance!
Listed in Scholastic ELT Readers: Level 1
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