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Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Jenna wants to dance - not just in dance class or in her bedroom, but professionally, in London, under the eyes of the best teachers in the world. But a fatal accident blows her family and Cornish life apart and, guilty and grief-stricken, she puts all her plans on hold. Until a chance meeting with someone who was there with her that tragic afternoon. Who is he, and how can he help her? Will Jenna find the courage and determination to follow her dreams?
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About the Author
Valerie Mendes was born in Buckinghamshire. After taking a double honors degree in English and Philosophy at Reading University, she moved to Oxford, where she still lives. She is, proudly, the mother of the theater and film director, Sam Mendes CBE. Valerie started writing stories when she was six.
From School Library Journal
Grade 8 Up–Sixteen-year-old Jennas talent for ballet is matched only by her determination to become a star. But all is changed one fateful day when her younger brother drowns at the beach while under her supervision. Guilt-stricken and grieving, the teen quits dance and devotes all of her time to helping her father at the family restaurant. Her mother, who always favored Benjie, leaves Cornwall for London. Jennas emotional scars begin to heal, thanks to a budding romance and the discovery of her brothers diary, which reveals just how unhappy he was. Through articulate, expressive language, the competitive world of dance and the dynamics in this dysfunctional family are well portrayed. Dealing with grief and overcoming personal tragedy are not presented in a new way, and there is no real suspense as readers wait to find out the identity of the twins or why Jennas mother is so uncaring. The answers are too neat to be satisfying. Still, Jennas emotions and her parents rocky relationship are convincing. Carolyn Comans Many Stones (Front St, 2000) is more poignant.–Emily Rodriguez, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's UK
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1416901272
- ISBN 13 9781416901273
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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