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Product Identifiers

PublisherAmazon Publishing

ISBN-101611090059

ISBN-139781611090055

eBay Product ID (ePID)99650852

Product Key Features

Book TitleThis Brave Balance

Number of Pages142 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicSports & Recreation / Extreme Sports, General, Social Themes / Friendship

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Fiction

AuthorRusalka Reh

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2010-918617

Grade FromNinth Grade

Number of Volumes0 vols.

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

SynopsisFor Dipper, parkour training with Corone, Skylark, and Jay is the passion he needs. It makes him see everything around him as an obstacle that requires a specific move to be conquered, giving him a sense of freedom and a feeling that nothing can stop him. It also gets him away from an otherwise crappy home life. When Corone's ex-girlfriend Kite joins the group and becomes close with Dipper, however, everything changes. Sparking a series of events that threatens to tear them apart forever, Dipper is forced to decide what he wants out of life and whom he wants it with.Rusalka Reh's charged novel attacks the stereotypes of teen alternative culture. Sharp dialogue and an understanding that to them the world can be a cold and uninviting place provides a glimpse into the isolated feelings of anyone caught on the outside looking in. Full of power and raw honesty, humor and fun, This Brave Balance captures the frustration of those whose lives don't fit into the culture's molds and offers ideas on how to enjoy life outside their constraints., For Dipper, parkour training with Corone, Skylark, and Jay is the passion he needs. It makes him see everything around him as an obstacle that requires a specific move to be conquered, giving him a sense of freedom and a feeling that nothing can stop him. It also gets him away from an otherwise crappy home life. When Corone's ex-girlfriend Kite joins the group and becomes close with Dipper, however, everything changes. Sparking a series of events that threatens to tear them apart forever, Dipper is forced to decide what he wants out of life and whom he wants it with. Rusalka Reh's charged novel attacks the stereotypes of teen alternative culture. Sharp dialogue and an understanding that to them the world can be a cold and uninviting place provides a glimpse into the isolated feelings of anyone caught on the outside looking in. Full of power and raw honesty, humor and fun, This Brave Balance captures the frustration of those whose lives don't fit into the culture's molds and offers ideas on how to enjoy life outside their constraints., The novel of adolescent isolation and teen subculture focuses on Dipper and several friends. Their involvement in the sport of parkour is their training ground for some of the truths about adult life.

LC Classification NumberMLCS 2018/41162