Harper, New York, 2005, 1^st ed. thus.  ISBN 0-06-440751-9.  Trade soft cover, 276 pages.  Unread copy; not remaindered; pages tanning.  ‘Twelve-year-old Delia Ferri doesn’t remember her mother, or her family the way it used to be.  All she knows is that her sister, Pearl, and her father are fighting more and more.  Pearl is withdrawn and angry, so Delia vows not to give her father anything else to worry about.  Delia loses herself to the rigorous world of ballet, and only when it has consumed her completely does she begin to understand how fiercely her sister had to fight for her own truth.  Delia discovers that the bond between two sisters can’t be broken – no matter where the dance of life takes them.’ (from rear wrap)