I Just Want To Dance

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I Just Want To Dance
by Danielle Turcotte

Being a middle school male dancer isn’t very popular with his peers in the first place, but it’s even harder for Reagan Clark, who lives in a family surrounded by strong male athletes. 

Reagan’s brothers are varsity football players at the local high school, and he is constantly being asked to follow in their footsteps. However, Reagan isn’t interested in playing sports because he shares his mother’s love and passion for dancing.

Ridiculed and criticized daily at school by his peers for being a dancer doesn’t deter him from following and pursuing his dream of becoming a professional dancer like his mother.  More than anything else, dancing helps Reagan stay connected to his mother, who passed away when he was five years old. In an attempt to stay close to his mother, Reagan has shut out the rest of his family and locked himself in his little world where he and his mother exist together-until he meets a girl. This special girl plays a key role in Reagan’s life and helps him discover a different type of love. She also helps him unlock some painful memories of his past and challenges him to try new things. Will she be able to draw him out of his little bubble and force him to live in the real world with her and his family? Only time will tell.

Perfect for fans of: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Terrible Two, and Dog Man (change this)
Themes: Friendship, responsibility, courage, and embracing who you are—even when life gets messy. (change this)

Paperback – February 6, 2021, first published