SHIVA'S FIRE

Suzanne Fisher Staples, . . HarperTrophy, $5.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-06-440979-7

A Hindu girl, known in her village for her dancing, is chosen to study with a dance guru. A starred review in PW said, "Poetically and suspensefully expressing the sorrows and joys of the spiritual life as well as the life of the artist, this is a spellbinder." Ages 10-up. (Nov.)

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