E-book
Leap
Record details
- ISBN: 9781926920276 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1926920279 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (217 pages) - Publisher: Toronto : Second Story Press, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
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| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Genre: | Electronic books. Fiction. |
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- Association of Canadian Publishers
Natalieâs passion is dance, and sheâs looking forward to a summer of perfecting her technique at dance camp. Plus, sheâs just turned fifteen â a momentous age that means sheâs now officially a grown-up. But while her mom doesnât seem to have got the memo, Kevin, her best friend Sashaâs older brother, has. Caught up with the excitement of Kevinâs attention, their relationship quickly becomes intimate and all-consuming. Over the summer, Natalie goes from being in love and lust with Kevin to realizing that he is not the guy she thought he was. The worst is that she may have lost her friendship with Sasha. When Natalie turns to her single mom for advice, she gets a shock. Her mom has fallen in love with a woman.Losing her virginity, dealing with her new understanding of her mother, and trying to re-negotiate her friendships, Natalie turns to dancing as the only certain thing in a life full of questions. When a new teacher introduces her to modern dance, she gains confidence and a new sense of herself.Girls will be drawn to Leapâs frank discussion of first love, first times â sex, drinking, break-ups â and the struggle between doing what feels right and doing things to please others. - Association of Canadian Publishers
Fifteen-year-old Natalie uses her passion for dance to navigate the unpredictable world of older boys, moody friends, and absentee parents. Her father lives in another city and has a new family, and her mother is increasingly distant. Over the course of the summer, she falls in love (or is it just lust?) with her best friend's older brother, learns her mother's big secret, and discovers a new world when a teacher introduces her to the power and freedom of modern dance.
