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Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Kat, child of a scandalous, disastrous marriage between a Hill woman and an Upslope man, rescues a Rigi man from the sea during the week of the Long Night Dance and begins to realize a person's value does not come from his background nor appearance.
Is Long Night Dance appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A thoughtful coming-of-age fantasy about a girl caught between cultures who rescues a man from a different society. Themes of prejudice, identity, and self-worth with minimal violence and a gentle romance.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include class struggle.
Who'll love this
A girl from a mixed cultural background discovers her own value when she saves someone from an entirely different world during a mystical festival week.