Book excerpt: Three complete adventures filled with action, romance, humor, and plenty of dance numbers. Julie, Lucie, and Alia are best friends and share the same passion: dance! Practicing nonstop, they’re training hard to get into the Nationals. These three will have to balance competition, relationships, classes, and practice without letting things get out of hand. Complicating matters is their fellow student Carla, who would do just about anything to steal the spotlight – if Julie, Lucie, and Alia let her, that is. Join the young dancers as they dance across the globe, from Russia to London, in three thrilling adventures: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Paris…,” “To Russia, With Love,” and “A Merry Olde Christmas”!