A Time for Dancing
Language: English
Published by Little Brown and Company, 1995
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Sam and Jules - everyone knows that when you see one, the other can't be far behind. Best friends for more than half their lives, the two are practically inseparable. And in the summer before their last year of high school, Sam and Jules are certain that whatever the future brings - college or professional dance careers or both - they'll be ready for it, sharing the triumphs and facing the tears together. But nothing could have prepared them for Jules's sudden illness and the discovery of its cause - cancer. Sam tries to be a true friend, supporting Jules during the weeks of testing and doctors and treatments, but the horrifying pain and indignities that Jules suffers, and the feeling that she has lost control over her own life, force Jules to a place where even Sam cannot follow. Now both Jules and Sam must learn to accept the unacceptable - that Jules's cancer may not go away. How each, in her own way, comes to face the possibility of Jules's death, and learns to celebrate her life, makes for a searingly honest, unforgettable novel. …
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- Title
- A Time for Dancing
- Author
- Davida Wills Hurwin
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0316383511
- ISBN 13
- 9780316383516
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Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Few YA dramas deal with the issue of terminal illness as intimately as this gripping first novel, which alternates between the points of view of Juliana, at 16 a gifted dancer, and her "one-and-only" best friend, Samantha. The girls' initial concerns about boyfriends and dance class seem trivial after Jules is diagnosed with histiocytic lymphoma, a deadly form of cancer. Through graphic depictions of what follows?endless sessions of chemotherapy, emergency runs to the hospital and Jules's periodic escapes into a dream state?readers will feel the young victim's weariness as she fights against the body which has betrayed her. They will also experience Sammie's complex responses as she watches her friend embark on a "solo journey" toward death. The dissipation of Jules's hopes, her growing acceptance of the inevitable, and the reactions of peers and family members are hauntingly true to life; they camouflage the less credible episodes (Jules's brilliant performance in a dance concert during the last weeks of her life). Although the subject matter may be too intense for some, others will come away from this book with a deeper respect for mortality. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Gr. 7^-12. Juliana and Samantha have been inseparable since dancing-school days at age nine. They perform in a ballet company when not carrying on their ebulliently normal high-school lives. Then Julie is diagnosed with lymphoma, and normal becomes a thing of the past. As a story of friendship and, ultimately, as a story of death and saying good-bye, A Time for Dancing will hold fans of this genre glued to the page and with good reason. The story is told in chapters narrated alternately by each girl; the novel's characters, plot action, and dialogue sparkle with authenticity. Although the intensity of the teens' friendship is a bit startling at first--Sam refers to "Jules" as her "one and only" --it is still quite believable. Both friends confront the horrors of Julie's chemotherapy and other ramifications of her disease with courage, tenacity, and, finally, a sense of helplessness. Strong language could be problematic for some libraries, yet the novel resonates with grace and power. Anne O'Malley
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