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Book Review By Holly McBride
Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You by Dorian Cirrone

Kayla Callaway is a ballet dancer. Kayla along with her best friend Joey and her sister Patterson are students at the Florida High School for the Performing Arts. Joey and Kayla are dance students and Patterson is an art student.

Kayla's life comes to a screeching halt when at a ballet audition, the director tells her that while she is talented her well endowed chest will always keep her from a ballet career. With this new information Kayla goes through the rest of the year trying to decide whether to conform to society's standards and get a breast reduction. Or if she should embrace her body and try to pursue a career at an alternative dance company.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Life of a profession:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - wealthy

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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