One, Two, Three… by Elodie Nowodazkij
Publication date: June 26th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Publication date: June 26th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
When seventeen-year-old Natalya’s dreams of being a ballerina
are killed in a car accident along with her father, she must choose:
shut down—like her mother—or open up to love.
Last year, Natalya was attending the School of Performing Arts in New York City. Last year, she was well on her way to becoming a professional ballerina. Last year, her father was still alive.
But a car crash changed all that—and Natalya can’t stop blaming herself. Now, she goes to a regular high school in New Jersey; lives with her onetime prima ballerina, now alcoholic mother; and has no hope of a dance career.
At her new school, however, sexy soccer player Antonio sees a brighter future for Natalya, or at least a more pleasant present, and his patient charms eventually draw her out of her shell.
But when upsetting secrets come to light and Tonio’s own problems draw her in, Natalya shuts down again, this time turning to alcohol herself.
Can Natalya learn to trust Antonio before she loses him—and destroys herself?
Last year, Natalya was attending the School of Performing Arts in New York City. Last year, she was well on her way to becoming a professional ballerina. Last year, her father was still alive.
But a car crash changed all that—and Natalya can’t stop blaming herself. Now, she goes to a regular high school in New Jersey; lives with her onetime prima ballerina, now alcoholic mother; and has no hope of a dance career.
At her new school, however, sexy soccer player Antonio sees a brighter future for Natalya, or at least a more pleasant present, and his patient charms eventually draw her out of her shell.
But when upsetting secrets come to light and Tonio’s own problems draw her in, Natalya shuts down again, this time turning to alcohol herself.
Can Natalya learn to trust Antonio before she loses him—and destroys herself?
Unknown number.
“Hello?”
“Hi Princesa. Have you thought about which
book we should write our report about?”
I fight off a small
smile. “Did you really have to call me to discuss this right now?”
“Totally did. By the
way, you’ll type the report.”
“No I won’t.”
“Let’s talk about it
later tonight. You and me.” There’s shuffle behind him and some laughs. “I’ll
call you later.”
He hangs up and I
stare at the phone for a second. Shaking my head, I search my bag for the list
of books Miss Taylor gave us. I scan it, trying to find one we could work on.
My mind wanders to the last time I worked on a project. It was with Emilia and
it was for History. She’s a total buff and she promised that if I taught her
how to land her grand jeté with even
more grace, she’d tutor me. It was a week before the accident, and I never
managed to teach her. I never took that History test.
I check the time again
and my eyebrows draw together. Mama’s not only a bit late. She’s super late.
Where the hell is she?
Elodie Nowodazkij was raised in a tiny village in France, where she
could always be found a book in hand. At nineteen, she moved to the US,
where she learned she'd never lose her French accent. She graduated with
a bachelor's degree in Modern Language & Linguistics, and later
earned master's degrees in German Cultural Studies and European Studies.
Unbeknownst to her professors, she sometimes drafted stories in class.
Now she lives in Germany with her husband and their cat (who doesn't
seem to realize he's not human), and uses her commuting time to write
the stories swirling in her head. She's also a serial smiley user.
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