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88 pp.
| Atheneum
| October, 2019
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Trade
ISBN 978-1-4814-8663-7
$19.99
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Paper
ISBN 978-1-4814-8664-4
$11.99
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Ebook
ISBN 978-1-4814-8665-1
New ed. (2006)
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2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Mark Siegel.
This special edition of the graphic memoir about Cherson Siegel's youth as a School of American Ballet student effectively embodies ballet's paradox: every moment of seeming effortlessness on stage is the product of years of grueling work. Softened outlines and delicately hued watercolor washes depict young Siena's long-cherished dream and the ethereal-looking dancers; extended, well-paced panel sequences convey training's tedium and immense physical toll. A spacious redesigned layout heightens the emotional effect. Six new pages of photos and ephemera are appended.
Reviewer:
Katie Bircher
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2006;
November, 2019