Mary Bubnik may be the klutziest ballerina at the Deerfield Academy of Dance, but she loves taking lessons with her best friends McGee, Zan, Gwen, and Rocky. But now that her mom is having money problems, Mary may have to quit ballet. What will the gang do without Mary Bubnik? Luckily, Zan reads about a contest with a cash prize that she’s sure the girls can win. All they have to do is solve a real-live mystery in their town. The girls find one sooner than they planned. Someone’s stealing things from the ...
Mary Bubnik may be the klutziest ballerina at the Deerfield Academy of Dance, but she loves taking lessons with her best friends McGee, Zan, Gwen, and Rocky. But now that her mom is having money problems, Mary may have to quit ballet. What will the gang do without Mary Bubnik? Luckily, Zan reads about a contest with a cash prize that she’s sure the girls can win. All they have to do is solve a real-live mystery in their town. The girls find one sooner than they planned. Someone’s stealing things from the Academy’s dressing room—and the Bunheads think Mary Bubnik is the thief! Prize or no prize—this is one mystery the gang has to solve!
Jahnna N. Malcolm is the pen name of authors Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner. Together they've written over 130 published books for children and young adults, with sales over 8 million. Their best-selling series for young readers, The Jewel Kingdom, was published by Scholastic in 1997. "I'm Counting to 10...", a compilation of humorous columns about parenting that first appeared in Sesame Street Parents magazine received a Parents Choice Award in 2001. Bad News Ballet was their first series, and published not only in the US but the UK and Australia for HarperCollins, as well as in France for Hachette. When they're not writing stories, they like to write musicals. Chaps! and Dog Park: The Musical are both published by Samuel French. Their most recent musical Holmes and Watson Save the Empire! premiered at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre in 2010.
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