In this fifth book of the series, it's time for the gang to get their toe shoes. Finally, they'll be real ballerinas. But then 11-year-old Gwen flunks the toe-shoe test. She's too out of shape to dance in satin slippers. As if that weren't enough, Courtney and the Bunheads run with the bad news, calling Gwen a blubberina. Rocky, Zan, McGee, and Mary Bubnik are determined to help Gwen regain her dignity and her form. With some inspirational coaching and a little extra something from Anastasia's magic stone, Gwen learns to believe in herself and lets the cruel Bunheads know they're nothing but a bunch of blabberinas.