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ISBN:	0399257101 (ISBN13: 9780399257100)
Setting:	India
Literary Awards:	Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2017)

A Time to Dance

Padma Venkatraman

Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 3164 Users | 570 Reviews

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Title	:	A Time to Dance
Author	:	Padma Venkatraman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2014 by Nancy Paulsen Books
Categories	:	Young Adult. Poetry. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. India

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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.
 
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.

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In the heart-warming book A Time To Dance, written by Padma Venkatraman, a young girl is forced to relearn the Indian dance bharatanatyam. Veda has worked on her dancing skills for a long time, and she finally won a competition, but shortly after she encounters an accidents that causes her to become a below-knee amputee. Veda has to work hard to relearn bharatanatyam, but she is willing to do that even if it means finding a different meaning to dance. I loved this book for many reasons, and one

The book not only explores grief over the loss of a limb and a loved one, but it also explores the role of spirituality in becoming a full realized person and emphasizes the essential need for compassion to be a full person. I loved the complexity of the narrative and the beauty of the message. I did wish the intricacy of the poetry matched the depth of the plot and theme, but I do prefer novels in poetry vs. novels written in narrative poetry that doesn't make full use of the elements of the

This is my third novel!

One of the most beautiful verse novels I've ever read.

"Veda isnt a two-dimensional disabled vehicle for the able-bodied readers gaze. Yes, amputation takes a toll and Venkatraman explores that, but she goes beyond that too. Veda is a fully formed, likeable, realistically flawed teenager, building and navigating complex relationships with family and friends, dealing pretty well with an awful situation, and having all kinds of normal teenager-y experiences.The parts of the book that do explore losing a leg were difficult for me to read, but very

In the heart-warming book A Time To Dance, written by Padma Venkatraman, a young girl is forced to relearn the Indian dance bharatanatyam. Veda has worked on her dancing skills for a long time, and she finally won a competition, but shortly after she encounters an accidents that causes her to become a below-knee amputee. Veda has to work hard to relearn bharatanatyam, but she is willing to do that even if it means finding a different meaning to dance. I loved this book for many reasons, and one

A Time to Dance was pretty good. I loved that it was set in India. I may live in North India, but I have South Indian heritage, while I'm not Hindu, and this made me proud. I loved the dancing element, which was pretty fun and interesting. I thought the verse aspect worked pretty well, though it could have been told pretty well in prose. Veda was an interesting character. I liked that she had a lot to figure out. I loved how the story dealt with disability and perceptions of beauty and