Dancing With Ana

by Nicole Barker

Overview

Dancing With Ana is the story of sixteen year old Beth Baxter's struggle with the abandonment of her father. Since her father left a year ago, Beth's life merely resembles the one she's always known. Her pain slowly increases as the shock of his departure fades. Needing a distraction, Beth focuses on a new diet to lose ten pounds. Together with her three best friends, she embarks on a journey of desperation...and destruction. The one constant in her life is Jeremy, the boy she's grown up with who's become the young man she loves. This is a story about the journey to acceptance of one s own reality, the incredible bond that exists between friends and a love that truly endures all things.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014718493
Publisher:	The Golden Road Press LLC
Publication date:	06/17/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	170
File size:	404 KB

About the Author

Nicole Barker grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended Southern Oregon State College in the town of Ashland, Oregon. Nestled in the foothills of the Siskiyou Mountains, Nicole took to writing while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities with a strong emphasis on early childhood development. Shortly after graduation, she spent several months traveling around the United States and parts of Canada. Nicole lives in South Florida with her husband, three kids, two dogs, frogs, hermit crabs and fish. She is currently working on her second YA book.

Editorial Reviews

“I think Nicole Barker does a wonderful job of capturing youthful essence in this novel. The emotional cost for children of divorce was sensitively and insightfully written and having been through divorce and having teens myself I thought the problems, emotions and actions of the characters were portrayed with honesty & believability. A little book with important subject matter, sensitively written”- The Eclectic Reader

Eclectic Reader

“A compelling read, Dancing With Ana takes on the issues of body image, anorexia, cutting, and underage drinking…” “Nicole Barker does a fantastic job writing a novel that flows with interesting characters and the problems they face individually and as a group.” - Barney’s Book Blog

Barney’s Book Blog

Beth’s character is compelling and honest, and it really does reflect the difficulties of being a teenager girl. Barker captured the voice of youth nicely and convincingly. - Morbid Romantic

Morbid Romantic

This was one of the most honest teen books I have read this year. In the plethora of paranormal teen romance Barker shines as something new and different. Barker was really able to relate with her characters and her writing showed how teens emotions can ebb and way. - Bloody Bad

Bloody Bad

While this story could have easily fallen into clichéd territory, Nicole Barker does a phenomenal job at creating stories and characters that you care about. By the second chapter I was absorbed in Beth’s story and couldn’t wait to read what would happen next. - The Maiden’s Court

Maiden’s Court