Book reviews

A Time for Dancing
Davida Wills Hurwin Book Review

Read a book review online (click here to search reviews)
Books Movies  
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Mystery/Thriller Literature Romance Biography Video
Davida Wills Hurwin Books
New book search
Davida Wills Hurwin Message Board
Get more information about this book
Plot Summary of A Time for Dancing
"         Juliana and Samantha are two typical teens, the summer before their senior year. Julie begins to get a pain in her hip, and goes through 13 doctors to find out whats wrong. The 13th doctor (Doctor Connor) tells Julie she is diagnosed with cancer.
         Julie becomes cranky as Sam struggles to keep their friendship in order. She trys to talk to Julie, but with all the chemo...Julie doesn't have enough time to phone Sam back.
         Against Julies parents wishes, she decides to stop the Chemo. She then becomes ill again. She goes to see Doctor Connor again, and has to start the chemo back again. Doctor Connor promises Julie will not lose her hair, but she lied.
         

"

Alannah, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of A Time for Dancing
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Family, caring for ill Yes
Who is sick? - platonic (!) friend
because he/she is - physically ill
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - physically sick

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Lot of foul language? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
Most similar books to A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing by Davida Willis Hurwin
Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury
Guppies for Tea by Marika Cobbold
One True Thing by Anna Quindlen


Click here for more information about this book


Davida Wills Hurwin Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
Alannah  

SCHOLARS:


Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Three ways to search for Literature books!

1) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot or subplot below!

Animal story

Crime & Police story

Ethnic/regional/gender life

Exploring into the wild

Family, caring for ill

Family, loving relations

Family, struggle with

Internal struggle/realization?

Job/Profession/Status story

Kids growing up/acting up?

Political/social activism

Poverty, surviving

Pregnancy/Child rearing

Religion theme?

Romance/Romance Problems

Sports Story?

War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians



or 2) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
3) Even more search options available with a Detailed Booksearch (click here)

Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Feedback


Most recent discussions:

General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Norah Lofts 12:50:53 AM
Suzanne Weyn 4:47:34 PM
Wilma Counts 1:23:32 PM
George W. Bush 5:33:46 PM
Kin Platt 12:58:29 AM
Anonymous 12:47:34 PM
Lilian Jackson Braun 10:05:52 PM
Jane Rubino 10:04:38 PM
LaVyrle Spencer 10:04:00 PM
G.A. McKevett 10:03:31 PM
David Williams 10:03:01 PM
Steven Pressfield 10:02:30 PM
Jeanette Walls 10:00:19 PM
Darryl Ponicsan 9:59:27 PM
Ann Rinaldi 9:58:30 PM
R.L. Stine 9:57:34 PM
Geoffrey Huntington 9:57:14 PM
Betty Mahmoody 9:56:38 PM
Deric Longden 9:56:11 PM
Mary Downing Hahn 9:55:48 PM

More message boards