Booktalking "Hider Seeker, Secret Keeper" by Elizabeth Kiem

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Lana Dukovskaya is a ballerina in the Bolshoi company. She is thrilled to get a chance to go to NYC and dance in The Rite of Spring... but only because star soloist Nina is unwell. And there is speculation as to what caused her injury. Lana's mother Marina encourages her to dance, but she may be resting her unrealized professional ambitions of her daughter. She also danced for the Bolshoi. Cryptic in her speech and behavior, Lana strives to comprehend her.

Lana is gripped by the music that she dances to. She feels chased by the trumpets, and she attempt to catch the strong cadences of the instruments. Lana loves ballet, and she ardently searches for the most effective interpretation of the dance. She tells the story of music through her movements.

Once in New York, Lana meets the handsome Roma, who sheds some light on her mother's past. The girl revels in dance and she enjoys the spotlight. However, there is turmoil in her mother's life in Russia, and her future is uncertain.

Hider Seeker, Secret Keeper by Elizabeth Kiem, 2012

I loved learning more about Russia and the ballet through this novel.