A Time to Dance
Publisher
Penguin Group
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780399257100
Pages
307 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In India, a girl who excels at Bharatanatyam dance refuses to give up after losing a leg in an accident.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
720L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family member death; Physical disability; death of a grandparent; death of a grandmother; acquired limb difference/amputation; missing leg
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Indian
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best Books for Teens, 2014
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015 Today (14 and Older)
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2014
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2014 Fiction for Older Readers
Booklist Top 10 Arts Books for Youth, 2014
Booklist Top 10 Multicultural Fiction for Youth, 2015 Fiction
Choices, 2015 Fiction Young Adult
CSMCL Best Books, 2014 Children's Literature
Global Reading:Selected Literature for Children and Teens Set in Other Countries, 2013 Asia/Pacific: Fiction
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 2015 Verse Novel
Notable Children's Books, 2015 Older Readers
NYC Reads 365, 2015 Ages (7-11)
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2014 Fiction
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2015 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
India; dance; triumph; bullying; prosthetics; challenges; dance teacher; Hinduism; engineering
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Venkatraman, Padma, "A Time to Dance" (2014). Diverse Families. 1607.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1607