Overview
Some lessons in life are Instrumental How do you face the enemy within? It's hard to become a professional ballet dancer when you have a serious case of stage fright. An embarrassing performance has stripped sixteen-year-old Genevieve Larsen of her confidence and dulled her love for dance. It couldn't have come at a worse time - Gen is deciding whether to leave for dance school or continue at her present studio. As she ramps up her dance program, her entrance into the high school's prestigious marching band program has unexpectedly further squeezed her time, energy, and focus, turning a formerly fun class into a major complication. John Vance is also trying to keep his head above water as he and his family grapple with the death of his mom through the first anniversary. That coupled with an imminent departure for school and the development of strong feelings for his sister's best friend, Gen, leaves him filled with frustration and anxiety. The stakes are high as Gen considers decisions that could impact her for years if she leaves family, friends, and her hometown behind to immerse herself in dance. They're even higher for John as he attempts to hold his family together. As Gen and John rise to their challenges, they'll need to figure out what chains and links to strengthen and which to destroy. This lesson will be instrumental. A sweet and clean young adult contemporary literary fiction novel
Full Product Details
Author: Elizabeth Borae
Publisher: Elizabeth Borae Cej
Imprint: Elizabeth Borae Cej
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9781960879097
ISBN 10: 196087909
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 16 November 2023
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""...characters are genuine, and in them, readers will encounter painful examples of unhealthy ways to handle devastating emotions. The growth of individual characters is beautiful to watch, as is the relationships that are healed throughout the novel..."" - BookLife Prize critic report"
Author Information
C.E.J. writing as Elizabeth Borae resides in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Besides writing, she has also worked as a literacy and mathematics tutor, specializing in working with children who have learning differences and challenges. A former marching band flute player, her stories about relationships and family are sweet and clean, but still real. With a B.A. from Rutgers University majoring in Economics and Art History, she attempts to inject a little business into her novels of a time period she enjoys in both art and literature, the 19th century.
