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151 pp.
| Houghton |
April, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-618-26363-2$$15.00
(2)
YA
Phebe is training to be a ballerina; Nikolai is working toward becoming a chess grandmaster. Alternating points of view take us inside their heads to witness their techniques of mental discipline. The two meet and forge an intricate alliance based on respect for each other's skills, not on romance. The lucid exposition of the characters' internal epiphanies is what we've come to expect from Freymann-Weyr.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2003