Bibliograph

Turning, Joy L. Smith

Type

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Turning, Joy L. Smith

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Grades 10-12, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Turning

Responsibility statement

Joy L. Smith

Summary

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

Target audience

adolescent

Classification

Creator