A Time to Dance
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · May 12, 2015
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Lyrical verse brings dance, disability, and spiritual discovery into a contemplative story of resilience.
- Themes
- Disability and resilience, Dance as spiritual practice, Rediscovering identity
- Genres
- Novels in Verse for Teens, Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens, Dance Stories for Teens
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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.
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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.
Finding the Rhythm
Lyrical verse brings dance, disability, and spiritual discovery into a contemplative story of resilience.
Come here for
- Bharatanatyam and the meaning dance can hold
- A young dancer rebuilding her relationship with art
Expect
- A novel told in lyrical verse
- A thoughtful blend of personal resilience and spiritual discovery
Where it sits
| Dance Stories for Teens | 78% |
|---|---|
| Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens | 52% |
| Novels in Verse for Teens | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Asia for Teens
- Dance Stories for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Authors
- Padma Venkatraman
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 12, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Disability and resilience · Dance as spiritual practice · Rediscovering identity
- Reading lane
- Asia for Teens