![]() ![]() It was a quick, light read and I’d recommend it if you’re looking for a run-of-the-mill novel about life as a ballerina. But if you’re looking for anything deeper, I’d suggest looking elsewhere. Simply because I almost always love books and movies about ballet (with the exception of Save the Last Dance – I’m sorry but that girl could NOT have gotten into Juliard). Bunheads follows a 19-year-old girl named Hannah Ward as she trains as a ballet dancer for the Manhattan Ballet School. Today she is a freelance writer, editor, and journalist. ![]() This doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy Bunheads. Flack earned her BA from Columbia University in 2013. Where The Cranes Dance went beyond the world of ballet, Bunheads didn’t stray much from the cliches – a lengthy description of how she breaks in her pointe shoes, the struggle to balance career and love, etc. I may have made the mistake of reading this book too soon after reading The Cranes Dance. Then she meets Jacob and she begins to question everything. As soloist roles begin to be in her reach, she thinks she’s finally getting what she’s worked her whole life for. Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readersġ9-year-old Hannah Ward is a member of the corps de ballet at the Manhattan Ballet Company. ![]()
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