Turning
Before the 'accident' Genie was an aspiring ballerina, a star pupil at her exclusive New York dance school, now she is a bitter teenager, permanently confined to a wheelchair, shutting herself off from her friends, her beloved teacher, and even her mother; but at physical therapy she meets Kyle, a gymnast whose traumatic brain injury has landed him in therapy--and through their growing friendship Genie realizes that she has to confront the things around her: like the booze her mother is hiding, or the fact that maybe her fall was not entirely accidental.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: african american teenagers, ballet dancers, dancers with disabilities, falls (accidents), secrecy, mothers and daughters, friendship [X], african americans [X], teenagers, people with disabilities [X], accidents, secrets, mothers-daughter relationship, new york (n.y.) [X]