Conway, Celeste. The melting season.CONWAY, Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
The cover illustration of a ballet dancer, done in the style of the Impressionists, introduces this fine novel well. Giselle is a dancer, the daughter of a successful ballerina and a famous dance choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. . She lives an unusual life in Manhattan, attending a school for young artists, hating her mother and her mother's lover, still mourning her dead father. She seems stuck in obsessive ob·ses·sive adj. Of, characteristic of, or causing an obsession. ob·ses  sive n. behavior, unable to sleep away from her own room. Her story begins when she meets Will, a "normal" teenager from the suburbs, whose intelligence, honesty and love help her move on. Unfortunately, this is not done without a lot of pain. Will and his family have recently suffered a great loss themselves: Will's father has succumbed to PTS PTS put to sleep; a common euphemism for euthanasia, but also used to describe general anesthesia. caused by his wartime experiences and he is seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill. in a mental hospital. Therefore, when Giselle has a crisis one night, staying over in their home, Will's mother understands exactly how to help her. It's about Giselle's father. He had doted dote intr.v. dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child. [Middle English doten. on her, it's true. But in his last illness before he died, he had turned violent, and these are the memories she has been trying so hard to suppress over the years, misinterpreting her mother's behavior. When she finally is able to "melt" and face the truth, she also grows as an artist, becoming a far better dancer than she was before. An interesting love story, concentrating on psychological factors affecting creativity. Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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