 Teenage Veda, who studies classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam, is injured in a car accident and her leg has to be amputated below the knee. She is devastated, but an American doctor understands her love of dance and designs a special prosthetic limb for her. Veda starts dancing all over again. She meets Govinda, a student teacher, who shows her a new way to bring joy to her dancing and who becomes her love interest. This enthralling story of Veda’s journey and of familial relationships in modern India is told in verse that captures the fascination of India. mjw |
| Title: A Time To Dance Author: Padma Venkatraman Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Book, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group Copyright: 2014 Original language: English ISBN: 978-0-399-25710-0 Hardcover pages: 320 Age range: 12 up Genre: Novel in Verse/Poetry Book setting: India Author’s ethnicity: Indian Author’s residence: United States Awards: 2015 South Asia Book Award – Honor, Grades 6 and up Subjects: Amputees, Dance, India, Novels in verse, People with disabilities, Southern Asia |
A Time To Dance
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