This week's pick is a book that I really enjoyed. It's called Dancer by Lori Hewett. As the title suggests, this book is about a ballet dancer, and as the cover suggests, she is African American. I'm a dancer as well, (not ballet, though), and there are many dance terms in this book that I recognized. Here's a summary of Dancer:
Stephanie is a dancer. Ballet classes six days a week leave little time for anything else, but Stephanie doesn't care; ballet is all she's ever wanted to do. When a new girl beats out Stephanie for the lead in the class performance of Sleeping Beauty, she begins to question her chances for success. Will there always be a better dancer? How many African American ballerinas win major roles anyway? Then Miss Winnie, a glamorous, retired African American ballerina, takes Stephanie on as a pupil and gives her the encouragement she needs. Stephanie's own parents, however, don't understand her total dedication to dance, worrying about such an insecure future. In perfect counter-position is the incredibly talented dancer Vance, who is being pushed into a ballet career by his Aunt Winnie but who wants to make music videos instead. Conflict with her parents, the competition of ballet school, and her first social experiences begin to get to Stephanie as she learns what life is about.
A great read. I really enjoyed this one. As always, I am open to book suggestions, and I don't have a book planned for next week, so if you can drop me a line, that'd be great! Sorry about posting so late, but I was busy with dance!:) See you next week!
Stephanie is a dancer. Ballet classes six days a week leave little time for anything else, but Stephanie doesn't care; ballet is all she's ever wanted to do. When a new girl beats out Stephanie for the lead in the class performance of Sleeping Beauty, she begins to question her chances for success. Will there always be a better dancer? How many African American ballerinas win major roles anyway? Then Miss Winnie, a glamorous, retired African American ballerina, takes Stephanie on as a pupil and gives her the encouragement she needs. Stephanie's own parents, however, don't understand her total dedication to dance, worrying about such an insecure future. In perfect counter-position is the incredibly talented dancer Vance, who is being pushed into a ballet career by his Aunt Winnie but who wants to make music videos instead. Conflict with her parents, the competition of ballet school, and her first social experiences begin to get to Stephanie as she learns what life is about.
A great read. I really enjoyed this one. As always, I am open to book suggestions, and I don't have a book planned for next week, so if you can drop me a line, that'd be great! Sorry about posting so late, but I was busy with dance!:) See you next week!
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