Overview
If it's not one thing, it's a mother! Kit's life is simple--farmwork, school, and dance--until her beloved dance teacher, Ursula, gets sick and her mother decides to homeschool Kit because of an incident at school. Kit doesn't know how she can possibly deal with her mother, the Lady of Sorrows, and she can't stand not dancing. The senior students take over giving lessons at the dance studio, giving Kit some respite from her daily struggles with her mother. The arrival of Luis and Clara, professional dancers who will serve as substitutes at the studio, transforms her days and gives her hope. Luis is gorgeous, a brilliant teacher and dancer, and very supportive of Kit, even encouraging her to apply to a special dance school in Montreal and volunteering to take her to the competition and personally introduce her to the director. And that is when Kit's life gets complicated. Finally! The subs are here! Luis and Clara Coll and baby Lola. When we arrive for class they are simply there occupying the studio, no introduction or grande entrance. Luis just says, ""Come in, come in, to the barre, sweatshirts off, please, let's see what we have here.""
He says ballet is the most royal of dance. In a black T-shirt and tights his body looks royal, exquisite. Lean, carved muscles look powerful as coiled rope, still, waiting to whip into action. Hers too. They make me think of high-class horses. FROM THE BOOK
Full Product Details
Author: Eugenie Doyle
Publisher: Front Street Inc
Imprint: Front Street Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.023kg
ISBN: 9781590784747
ISBN 10: 159078474
Pages: 215
Publication Date: 01 September 2009
Recommended Age: From 14 to 17 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
""Kit's obsession with ballet and her compulsion to dance at any price will ring true for all teens equally focused on their own talents."" --""Booklist"" ""Meditative and true to life."" --""School Library Journal"" ""The coming-of-age conclusion is satisfying, and the descriptions of Kit losing herself in the music as she performs ballet steps will strike a chord with those who love dance."" --""Kirkus Reviews""
Meditative and true to life. -- School Library Journal
Author Information
Eugenie Doyle is a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program. She has published short stories for adults in various literary journals. When she's not writing, she, her husband, her twin sons, and her daughter farm 140 acres in Vermont, growing mostly hay but also raspberries, strawberries, and garlic.
