Dancing Naked (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781551432106)

Kia is sixteen and pregnant. Her world crumbles as she attempts to come to terms with the life growing inside her and what she must do. Initially convinced that abortion is her only option, Kia comes to understand that for her, the answers are not always black and white. As the pregnancy progresses, Kia discovers who her real friends are and where their loyalties lie. It is through her relationship with the elderly Grace that she learns what it means to take responsibility for one's life and the joy that can come from trusting oneself. Faced with the most difficult decision of her life, Kia learns that the path to adulthood is not the easily navigable trail she once thought, but a twisting labyrinth where every turn produces a new array of choices, and where the journey is often undertaken alone.

Author: Shelley Hrdlitschka
ISBN-10: 1551432102
ISBN-13: 9781551432106
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2002
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 7.02h x 4.30w x 0.57d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 54825 / Dancing Naked


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2002 pg. 232
Booklist 03/15/2002 pg. 1251
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2002 pg. 44
Kliatt 07/01/2002 pg. 21
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 03/15/2003 pg. 1311