A review by notinjersey
Turning by Joy L. Smith

3.0

I am attracted to reading books about dancers since my daughter is one! Turning is about a former ballerina who is now paralyzed and uses a wheelchair. Genie is determined to do things for herself, though she is dealing with a manipulative ex boyfriend, her mom’s struggles with alcoholism, her absent father, and the loss of her dancer dreams. This book had a lot of potential, as it features a person of color who did ballet and is now a wheelchair user and all that goes along with these identities. I found it somewhat slow though. As a note – there is no scene in the book with Genie’s mother having booze under the sink, although Genie does search her bedroom for alcohol. The second book I read in a row with a manipulative boyfriend!