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Kehoe, Stasia Ward
2 Reviews
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YA
Star student and gifted trumpet player Daisy is furious when her parents decide they must institutionalize her autistic younger brother, whose increasing violence makes home life dangerous. The difficulty of decision-making is echoed in Daisy's mixed-up feelings about alluring bad boy Dave and Irish exchange student (and fellow jazz musician) Cal. Kehoe's novel in verse is a compassionately told, compelling story.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
(3)
YA
In this verse novel, sixteen-year-old Sara is a new scholarship student at big-city Jersey Ballet, where she feels "every day / Is an audition." Unhappy, she falls into an intense sexual and creative relationship with older male dancer Remington. Sophisticated terminology and dance imagery speak to ballet insiders, while Sara's struggle to define herself and her dreams is relatable to everyone.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
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