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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2010
Gr 7–10—Rose wears all black, drinks her coffee black, and views the world as black during her friendless fall semester of ninth grade. She only feels truly alive when she dances, but dancing doesn't come easily in New York City's high-pressure High School of Performing Arts. It's 1982, with political tensions between the U.S. and USSR running rampant. When her neighbor whom she has never spoken to, a Russian teen named Yrena, sneaks into her bedroom window, Rose embarks on an adventure that not only br...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Rose is a lonely dancer with a "black cloud over [her]." Then, one unexpected night, she and Russian neighbor, Yrena, also a da...Log In or Sign Up to Read More