Instructions for Dancing
(Sprache: Englisch)
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Chapter 1 A Better Version of Me
Books don t work their magic on me anymore. It used to be that if I was in a funk or in the barren hinterland between sad and mad, I could just pluck any random one from my favorites shelf and settle into my fuzzy pink chair for a good read. By chapter three--chapter four at the very latest--I d be feeling better.
These days, though, the books are nothing but letters arranged into correctly spelled words, arranged into grammatically correct sentences and well-structured paragraphs and thematically cohesive chapters. They re no longer magical and transporting.
In a past life I was a librarian, so my books are arranged by genre. Until I started giving them away, the Contemporary Romance section was the biggest. My favorite of all time is Cupcakes and Kisses. I pull it down from my shelf and flip through it, giving it one last shot to be magical. The best scene is when the no-nonsense head chef and the sexy, constantly brooding line cook with the mysterious past have a food fight in the kitchen. They both end up covered in flour and icing. There s kissing and a lot of dessert-related wordplay:
Sugar lips.
Sweet buns.
Sticky situations.
Six months ago this scene would have made me gooey inside. (See what I did there?)
Now, though? Nothing.
And since the words haven t changed from the last time I read them, I have to admit the problem isn t the book.
The problem is me.
I close the book and stack it on top of the others I m giving away. One last trip to the library tomorrow and all my romances will be gone.
Just as I start putting them into my backpack, Mom pokes her head into my room. Her eyes travel a circuit from my face, down to the tower of books, up to the four empty rows on my shelf, and then back to my face.
She frowns and looks like she wants
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to say something, but then she doesn t. Instead, she stretches out her hand and pushes her phone toward me. It s your father, she says.
I shake my head so hard my braids whip around my face.
She jabs the phone my way again. Take it. Take it, she mouths.
No, no, no, I mouth back.
I ve never seen two mimes arguing, but I imagine it would look something like this.
She moves out of the doorway and all the way into my room. I have just enough space to dart around her, so I do. I sprint down our small hallway and lock myself in the bathroom.
Mom s inevitable knock comes ten seconds later.
I open the door.
She looks at me and sighs.
I sigh back at her.
Most of our communication these days comes in the form of these small exhalations. Hers are Frustrated and Long Suffering and Exasperated and Impatient and Disappointed.
Mine are Confused.
Yvette Antoinette Thomas, she says. How long are you going to keep this up?
The answer to her question--and I think it s a fair one--is forever.
Forever is how long I m going to be angry at Dad.
Really, the better question is: Why isn t she?
She slips the phone back into her apron pocket. There s a dusting of flour on her forehead and some in her short Afro, making it look like she suddenly went gray.
You giving away more books? she asks.
I nod.
You used to love them, she says. The way she says it, you d think I was setting them on fire instead of donating them to the library.
I meet her eyes. It feels like maybe we re having a moment. If she s willing to talk about me giving away my books, then maybe she s willing to talk about something real,
I shake my head so hard my braids whip around my face.
She jabs the phone my way again. Take it. Take it, she mouths.
No, no, no, I mouth back.
I ve never seen two mimes arguing, but I imagine it would look something like this.
She moves out of the doorway and all the way into my room. I have just enough space to dart around her, so I do. I sprint down our small hallway and lock myself in the bathroom.
Mom s inevitable knock comes ten seconds later.
I open the door.
She looks at me and sighs.
I sigh back at her.
Most of our communication these days comes in the form of these small exhalations. Hers are Frustrated and Long Suffering and Exasperated and Impatient and Disappointed.
Mine are Confused.
Yvette Antoinette Thomas, she says. How long are you going to keep this up?
The answer to her question--and I think it s a fair one--is forever.
Forever is how long I m going to be angry at Dad.
Really, the better question is: Why isn t she?
She slips the phone back into her apron pocket. There s a dusting of flour on her forehead and some in her short Afro, making it look like she suddenly went gray.
You giving away more books? she asks.
I nod.
You used to love them, she says. The way she says it, you d think I was setting them on fire instead of donating them to the library.
I meet her eyes. It feels like maybe we re having a moment. If she s willing to talk about me giving away my books, then maybe she s willing to talk about something real,
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Autoren-Porträt von Nicola Yoon
Random House Children s Books is a division of Penguin Random House.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Nicola Yoon
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2021, Internationale Ausgabe, 304 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 20,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Delacorte Press
- ISBN-10: 0593425642
- ISBN-13: 9780593425640
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.05.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING: A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection
A New York Times "10 YA Books to Add to Your Reading List This Summer" title
A Parade Best YA Book of 2021
A TAYSHAS Reading List selection
A GMA June pick
A Junior Library Guild selection
No one can spark more joy with her writing than Nicola Yoon. Instructions for Dancing is poignant, heartbreaking at times, but woven throughout is hope, light, and love. Yoon has written yet another book that will live rent free in my heart. Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties
Evie s, and Yoon s, musings on life and love will be appreciated by Y.A. readers of all ages. New York Times
Yoon's latest tackles the magic of first loves with unexpected gut punches tied together with meaningful storytelling. Buzzfeed
Another stunning YA romance PopSugar
"If you want a story to make you laugh and cry (and maybe even try to tango), Instructions for Dancing has just the touch of magic you re looking for." Apple Books
An endearing, affecting exploration of the journey of love. Everything Yoon touches turns to gold and this cinematic supernatural romance will be no exception. Booklist, starred review
"A remarkable, irresistible love story that will linger long after readers turn the final page." Kirkus, starred review
Yoon delivers a story of love s unpredictability and the importance of perspective that unfolds with ease and heart. Publishers Weekly, starred review
A sweet, genuine love story sure to pull on the heartstrings. School Library Journal, starred review
Yoon delivers this captivating story of first love with beautiful prose, clever dialogue that swings between laugh-out-loud funny and wildly insightful, clear respect for the complexity and nuance of her teen characters perspectives and emotions and just enough magic to make it
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all truly unforgettable. BookPage, starred review
Praise for Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon:
"An exhilarating, hopeful novel exploring identity, family, the love of science and the science of love, dark matter and interconnectedness--is about seeing and being seen and the possibility of love... and it shines." Shelf Awareness, starred review
Moving and suspenseful. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Lyrical and sweeping, full of hope, heartbreak, fate. . . and the universal beating of the human heart." Booklist, starred review
"Fresh and compelling." The Horn Book, starred review
"With appeal to cynics and romantics alike, this profound exploration of life and love tempers harsh realities with the beauty of hope in a way that is both deeply moving and satisfying." Kirkus, starred review
A love story that is smart without being cynical, heartwarming without being cloying, and schmaltzy in all the best ways. The Bulletin, starred review
[A] fresh, moving debut. Entertainment Weekly
Gorgeous and lyrical. The New York Times Book Review
Will give you butterflies. Seventeen
A do-not-miss for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell (aka everyone). Justine
YA book lovers, your newest obsession is here. MTV
Praise for Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon:
"An exhilarating, hopeful novel exploring identity, family, the love of science and the science of love, dark matter and interconnectedness--is about seeing and being seen and the possibility of love... and it shines." Shelf Awareness, starred review
Moving and suspenseful. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Lyrical and sweeping, full of hope, heartbreak, fate. . . and the universal beating of the human heart." Booklist, starred review
"Fresh and compelling." The Horn Book, starred review
"With appeal to cynics and romantics alike, this profound exploration of life and love tempers harsh realities with the beauty of hope in a way that is both deeply moving and satisfying." Kirkus, starred review
A love story that is smart without being cynical, heartwarming without being cloying, and schmaltzy in all the best ways. The Bulletin, starred review
[A] fresh, moving debut. Entertainment Weekly
Gorgeous and lyrical. The New York Times Book Review
Will give you butterflies. Seventeen
A do-not-miss for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell (aka everyone). Justine
YA book lovers, your newest obsession is here. MTV
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