CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
"A multi-layered and absorbing good read by a promising debut novelist. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
Hannah has always dreamed of becoming a ballerina and living "the most amazing, wonderful, and crazy life."
Read full book review >
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 8, 2011
"While there is nothing new about teens struggling with self-image, the interesting protagonists, details from both worlds and the well-drawn, flawed adult characters make this a worthwhile read. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
The worlds of ballet and tennis provide an intriguing background for this story about two gifted best friends.
Read full book review >
CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2010
"Soledad's first-person narration feels authentic, but the material would engage more if it were shorter and sharper. (Fiction. YA)"
Soledad Reyes, a Cuban-American high-school senior, lives to dance and hopes to win a spot in a professional ballet company.
Read full book review >
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
"Not for everyone, but artists will appreciate seeing themselves evoked so sympathetically. (Historical fiction. 12 & up)"
An '80s movie in novel form: A smart, painfully lonely teen finds an unlikely connection to the daughter of officials from the Soviet Union, and together they go on the all-night New York City adventure of a lifetime, finding love, friendship and laughter along the way.
Read full book review >
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2010
"Some at the center are predictable tough-girl characters, but the dialogue is authentic, and NaTasha's growth feels right. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
NaTasha has well-meaning parents and a supportive best friend, so being nearly the only African-American teen at school only occasionally gives her problems.
Read full book review >
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2008
"For ultra chick-lit fans. (Fiction. YA)"
Although not the star pupil at Anna Pavlova Academy like her older sister Michaela, high-school freshman Katya "Katie" Wilder is accustomed to the ballet school's cutthroat atmosphere, as well as to the constant lights, noise and people of New York City, where she has lived her entire life.
Read full book review >
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"A bravura performance by author and illustrator that will be read and reread and treasured by ballet lovers of all ages. (Graphic novel. 10+)"
For so many dancers, it's the magic of a performance that captures their spirit and fuels a dream.
Read full book review >
CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2005
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 21, 2003
"Freymann-Weyr's language is as precise as a blade: Phebe and Kolya's decisions about their future make a quiet and satisfying resolution to this profoundly stirring work. (Fiction. YA)"
ADULT
Released: April 12, 2000
"The ritual of the dance, the harshness of mud huts and poverty against the sumptuous environs of the maharaja's palace, and the longing of Parvati not only for the dance but for the maharaja's son, make this a heady and exotic tale. (Fiction.12-14)"
