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During her mother’s battle with breast cancer, a fourteen‑year‑old girl discovers that ballet and art classes become her refuge and a way to process the overwhelming changes in their family life. The novel, written in a lyrical verse style, follows her journey of resilience, creativity, and the evolving bond between mother and daughter amid the hospital walls, hospital gowns, and dance studios of her school.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Andrea Cheng
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