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A Time to Dance
Contributor(s): Venkatraman, Padma (Author)
ISBN: 0147514401     ISBN-13: 9780147514400
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
OUR PRICE:   $11.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 720
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Cultural Region - Indian
- Ethnic Orientation - Indian
- Topical - Physically Challenged
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 171065
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Padma Venkatraman's inspiring story of a young girl's struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and resilience of the human spirit.

Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes dance--so when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl who's grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers. Then Veda meets Govinda, a young man who approaches dance as a spiritual pursuit. As their relationship deepens, Veda reconnects with the world around her, and begins to discover who she is and what dance truly means to her.