Dance Til You Drop

Cate Martin

Summary

During the Great Depression, the cash prizes offered for dance competitions lured hundreds of young people to literally dance until they dropped. 
 
Alice and Henry traveled to Fargo determined to outlast all the other couples, dancing for days without more than momentary rest breaks. Alice’s old nemesis Dorothy strives for the same goal.
 
But that many people killing themselves to get that much money? Guaranteed to draw cheats and con artists with their eyes on the prize too.
 
“Dance Til You Drop”, a story of endurance and pluck set in the Great Depression.

Available since: 12/14/2022.

Print length: 30 pages.

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