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None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |  This book deals with several tough issues, particular weight, dieting and diet pills. I cannot describe the book as uplifting, rather it came across as sad and depressing. I did find myself rooting for Marta and hoping that she would be able to overcome her challenges. Overall, not a bad book, one well worth sharing with teenagers. ( ) JanaRose1 | Nov 17, 2014 | The dancer encounters an acerbic ballet mistress and is unprepared for the stress of constant classes and/or rehearsals resulting in over work. There are also the issues of competition for roles, the need to be the best and the need to push one’s body to its limits. The author shows how this one particular dancer deals or rather does not deal with stress, disappointment and overwork. All this is set in the back drop of the 1950s – a simpler time. This is also the ideal setting for a budding romance between a potential news reporter and a budding dancer. The dancer has to question her loyalty – her beau, her health or the dance. The ending felt unfinished and this reader will not be purchasing the second or any subsequent instalment. The author is courageous enough to deal with two taboo subjects - related to a dander’s world – depression and eating disorders which both occur following a silly injury the protagonist encounters. The author handles these subjects on the correct level for the audience of this book. She deals with the subject sensitively but without going into too much detail. Although aimed at a female audience this book should not be ruled out by aspiring male dancers too. I found it difficult to like the main character in this book and thought the story line lacked real depth. I think this is why I had to stand back before giving my review of this book or even to decide the rating. The book is _targeted at young adults who may appreciate the level of this book but this reader requires more depth to her characters and storylines. Full Disclosure: ARC received from Netgalley for an honest review. (  ) anuttyquilter | Aug 26, 2014 | no reviews | add a review
What does it take to succeed when you're a teen with your life spread before you, waiting for you to claim it? Author Paddy Eger says, "Tenacity". Top national book reviewers agree. In the Spring Issue of YA ForeSight, ForeWord Reviews recommends "84 Ribbons" as one of five new Young Adult novels for teens up against steep challenges. DanceSpirit Magazine chooses '84 Ribbons' for it's "Pick of the Month" and features it in the up-coming April 2014 issue. Leia Menlove, reviewer for ForeWord Reviews wrote, "These titles remind us that youth isn't all puppy love and teen angst... This lifetime offers boundless opportunity for growth--even for greatness... For those young readers who are experiencing the inevitable rough patches, these titles serve as a reminder that many of the direst troubles can be surmountable or, at least, survivable." Eger believes it's tenacity that carries us through uncertainty at all ages. "We possess three types of tenacity: physical, mental and emotional. Each comes into play for everyone including my ballet dancer, Marta Selbryth." Eger powerfully steps into fiction writing with her debut novel, the first of three in the series, that follows Marta as she realizes her dream: to join a professional ballet company. "Marta¿s prepared for dancing," Eger says, "but not for the myriad of obstacles that begin as she steps off the bus in Billings, Montana in the late 1950s and into her new journey to adulthood. She's a typical teen, looking ahead with excitement, yet not fully grasping all that growing up has in store." Seventeen-year-old Marta Selbryth steps into womanhood and onto the stage. We feel the music swell as the moment arrives for Marta--and ballerinas everywhere. As Marta realizes her dream, life's challenges beyond the footlights are not at all what she anticipated. We walk beside her as she approaches each twist and turn in her new life. A compelling coming-of-age novel, this look inside the world of ballet offers both inspiration and heartbreak. How will she handle being on her own for the first time in a new town? Will she see success beyond the thrill of the music and lights, the costumes and applause? "Like these young dancers, new adults often face challenges and disappointments and are pushed to their limits as they strive for physical, mental and emotional tenacity," says Eger. "'84 Ribbons' presents a balance between the world of ballet and the everyday world that waits just beyond the spotlight." No library descriptions found. |
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