Audition - Hardcover

Stasia Ward Kehoe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670013196 ISBN 13: 9780670013197

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2011

Synopsis

When high school junior Sara wins a coveted scholarship to study ballet, she must sacrifice everything for her new life as a professional dancer-in-training. Living in a strange city with a host family, she's deeply lonely-until she falls into the arms of Remington, a choreographer in his early twenties. At first, she loves being Rem's muse, but as she discovers a surprising passion for writing, she begins to question whether she's chosen the right path. Is Rem using her, or is it the other way around? And is dancing still her dream, or does she need something more? This debut novel in verse is as intense and romantic as it is eloquent.

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About the Author

Stasia Ward Kehoe has freelanced for several publishing companies. A former dancer and co-founder of a children's theater company, she continues to choreograph and teach writing and theatre arts to young people. She lives in Washington.  Visit her online at stasiawardkehoe.com.

Review

"Sara's coming-of-age tale is one of passion and romance, colliding with her vision of whom she ultimately hopes to be. Her confused feelings are believably expressed and her attitudes toward her friends and the adults in her life will ring true, especially to...readers who are also involved in the performing arts."-School Library Journal

"The author, who has a performing and choreography background, stages Sara's dance world clearly through her spare verse, from ballet moves and body aches to studio drama... readers will empathize as she struggles with everything from sore shins to Rem's fickleness and whether she wants to continue dancing." - Publisher's Weekly

"Fans of Ellen Hopkins and Sonya Sones will enjoy this cautionary, detail-oriented look at the backstage world of the ballet and cheer for Sara as she finally makes her own decisions about her commitment to dance and her future." - Booklist

"...the pages turn quickly once the reader gets into the rhythm of the words and Sara's story. Kehoe can turn an evocative phrase, like the way she describes the "encrusted hairspray" of the dancer, or the minimalist way in which she describes a dancer's eating disorder..." -Huffington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0670013196
• ISBN 13: 9780670013197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464