02736cam a2200493 i 4500 1858309709 TxAuBib 20250117120000.0 231102s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023948838 9781250838292 hardcover $24.99 1250838290 hardcover $24.99 (OCoLC)1407025750 TxAuBib rda Popescu, Simina, artist. Leap [Book] / Simina Popescu. First edition. New York : Roaring Book Press, 2024. ©2024. 295 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier A coming-of-age graphic novel following two dancers at a conservative performing arts school--exploring friendship, first love, and what it means to fall out of step with your own dreams. Ana has been studying contemporary dance since she was little, but her heart isn't in it anymore. Instead her focus is on Carina--a beautiful, ambitious ballerina whose fear of being outed keeps Ana in the closet and their fragile relationship from seeing the light of day. Risking her own career, Ana gives up more and more in order to fit into the shadows of Carina's life. Sara, on the other hand, is fielding whispers she may be the best dancer their school has produced in years. Much of that is thanks to her mentor and instructor, Marlena, who plucked Sara from the classical track and encouraged her to blossom as a contemporary dancer. Sara has always been in awe of Marlena, but recently, that admiration has sparked into something more, and Sara's not sure what to do about it. As junior year at their performing arts school begins, Ana and Sara are assigned as roommates. What starts off as a tentative friendship soon becomes a much-needed anchor. 20250117. Ballet Comic books, strips, etc. Ballerinas Comic books, strips, etc. Roommates Comic books, strips, etc. Dance schools Comic books, strips, etc. Lesbians Comic books, strips, etc. Dancers Fiction. Performing arts high schools Fiction. Coming of age Fiction. Graphic novels. Young adult fiction. Lesbian comics. Sports comics. Coming-of-age comics. Romance comics. RV8