How it feels to fly
By: Kathryn Holmes
Edition: First Edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780062387349
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Ballerinas; Young adult fiction; Panic attacks; Group psychotherapy; Juvenile fiction; Body dysmorphic disorder; Fiction; Anxiety; Mothers and daughters; Counseling; Self-esteem
Description: Sam has always known she'd be a professional dancer -- but that was before her body betrayed her, developing unmanageable curves in all the wrong places. Lately, the girl staring back at Sam in the mirror is unrecognizable. Dieting doesn't work, ignoring the whispers is pointless, and her overbearing mother just makes it worse. Following a series of crippling anxiety attacks, Sam is sent to a treatment camp for teens struggling with mental and emotional obstacles. Forced to open up to complete strangers, Sam must get through the program if she wants to attend a crucial ballet intensive later in the summer. It seems hopeless until she starts confiding in a camp counselor who sparks a confidence she was sure she'd never feel again. But when she's faced with disappointing setbacks, will Sam succumb to the insecurity that imprisons her?