Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues (Hardcover, Turtleback School & Library ed.)

After her bat mitzvah, all Alyssa wanted to do was dance. She loved the practice sessions at the studio and she loved performing. But suddenly there were so many other pressures: the persistent but sympathetic rabbi wanted her to join the confirmation class; Alyssa's best friend was very sick and needed her badly; and if Alyssa missed another dance rehearsal she would be thrown out of The Nutcracker. If only she could decide what to do....