Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Moving As One
Elizabeth M. Rees · 1998
52/100
👎 Skip It
Clean and age-appropriate with a multicultural cast that middle-grade dance fans will appreciate — but professional reviewers found the prose sloppy, the dance sequences superficial, and the plot predictably soap-opera. It is safe and readable, just not especially good.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing52
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers50
Age-fit58
👁 Human-eye gut-check52
Penny’s verdict52
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