20, allée de la Danse #3

Set inside the hallowed walls of the Opéra National de Paris, this third volume of Elizabeth Barféty and Laure Ngo's charming series places a red-haired girl at the center of a quietly tense moment — arms crossed, expression guarded — as an older boy dances confidently at the barre behind her, surrounded by fellow young dancers. The subtitle *L'ombre d'un frère* ("A Brother's Shadow") is written right there in the cover's mood: warmth and unease sharing the same rehearsal room. A lovely entry in this 2020 series for young readers who dream of life behind the curtain at one of the world's great ballet institutions.