· When Rosie stumbles into the House of Dance, she finally finds a way to restore the source of her grandfather's greatest joy. Eloquently told, National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart's House of Dance is a powerful celebration of life and the people we love who make it worthwhile. House of Dance was a quick read with a lot of heart. Rosie's grandfather is dying, and it's up to her to take Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Buy House of Dance by Beth Kephart online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 3 editions - starting at $ Shop now. · House of Dance, by Beth Kephart (, Harper Teen, pp) 15 year old Rosie is facing an empty summer. Her best friend is away for the summer, and Nick, the boy next door, is hard at work. $20 a week comes from her father, who left years ago, but that doesn't count for much, and her mother is trying to find the answer to her own loneliness in the arms of her married window-washer boss.
Browse books by Beth Kephart Going Over. by Beth Kephart. 9 Resources1 Award. Add to Reading List Share this Book. Cloud Hopper. by Beth Kephart. House of Dance. by Beth Kephart. 4 Resources. Add to Reading List Share this Book. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles. House of Dance by Beth Kephart. You cannot buy a man who is dying a single meaningful thing. You can only give him back the life he loved and awaken the memories. Rosie's father left when she was quite young. His only interaction with her comes in the mail: a weekly twenty-dollar bill. She has saved his money in a shoebox in the back of her. Beth Kephart is the award-winning author of 21 books—including six memoirs—and the / recipient of the Beltran Family Award for Innovative Teaching and Mentoring at the University of Pennsylvania's Kelly Writers House.
House of Dance captures the slow-quick-quick movement of life and loss. As with Kephart's previous young adult novel, Undercover, the narrator tells her story at the speed of thought, revealing things to readers that she would never say out loud. She considers happy and sad memories in turn, blending her past with the present day. As Rosie learns her grandfather's story, she discovHouse of Dance by Beth Kephart 4 of 5 stars. Rosie and her mother coexist in the same house as near strangers. Since Rosie's father abandoned them years ago, her mother has accomplished her own disappearing act, spending more time with her boss that with Rosie. House of Dance, by Beth Kephart. House of Dance, by Beth Kephart (, Harper Teen, pp) 15 year old Rosie is facing an empty summer. Her best friend is away for the summer, and Nick, the boy next door, is hard at work. $20 a week comes from her father, who left years ago, but that doesn't count for much, and her mother is trying to find the answer to her own loneliness in the arms of her married window-washer boss.
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