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A Time to Dance

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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.

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ISBN: 9780147514400
Publication date: 12th May 2015
Author: Padma Venkatraman
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 336 pages
Genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet
People / Places
Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours