A Dance of Sisters
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A Dance of Sisters
by Authors:
Tracey Porter
Released: 05 November, 2002
ISBN: 0060281820
Hardcover
Sales Rank: 288,319
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Customer Review #1:
 Tackles many issues successfully
A ballerina and her nonconformist sister forge bonds as they struggle to find a place in a world that includes suppressed memories of their mother, dead for ten years. The plot revolves primarily around dancer Delia and her hard work in an exclusive and competitive dance class. Delias sister Pearl is revealed through her conversations with Delia and later through letters mailed from the boarding school for troubled girls that she attends.
Issues such as anorexia and dabbling with witchcraft blend with more mundane stresses such as sibling rivalry and getting along with Dad. Elements such as complex characters and psychological drama deepen the story and move it beyond the superficial. Although neither girl attains the goals they have set, they achieve other things and learn a great deal about themselves and one another in the process.
The book has certain appeal for dancers as well as to girls who enjoy problem novels. Additionally, the dance theme would make this an appropriate book for the 2003 Statewide Summer Reading Program theme of the Arts.
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Customer Review #2:
 A Dance of Sisters is A Terrific Book
This was a great book which shows what you may have to go through to become a top ballet dancer. Its about Pearl and Delia, two sisters who are very close. When they were very young, their mother died and left their dad to raise them. Pearl becomes a strange, eerie person who seems to think life would only be worth living if her mother was alive, so she gets sent to boarding school by her father. Delia, however, misses her sister very much, but has found her spot in the world of ballet dancing. She had been taking classes at the Elanova School of Ballet, a prestigous dance school. Soon after two months of dancing there Delia was picked to be taught by Madame Elanova, the head directer and teacher. Delia enjoys dancing, but it was taking a huge toll on her life. She lost too much weight, she got sick, and every spare moment she had was filled with dancing. She realizes at the end that she cannot put up with ballet and feels like she dosnt need it in her life. Read the book to find out what happens in the end!
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