Davida Wills Hurwin is an

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who is best known for her books ''A Time for Dancing'' and'' The Farther You Run''. ''A Time For Dancing'' received the ALA's best books award, South Carolina Award. ''The Farther You Run'' was a NY Best books for Teens. ''Freaks and Revelations'' was a 2011 Stonewall Honor Book. Hurwin is also an educator, teaching Theater at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, California.

Works

* ''A Time for Dancing'' (1997,

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). This was adapted by into the screenplay for the movie released in Italy as ''Dancing'', and released in the US on Showtime as ''

A Time for Dancing ''A Time for Dancing'' is a 2002 American drama film directed by Peter Gilbert and starring Larisa Oleynik, Shiri Appleby and Peter Coyote. It is an adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Davida Wills Hurwin. The film had its United S ...

'' (2000).IMdB
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, 2005 for

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, Penguin Group) * ''Circle the Soul Softly'' (2006,

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). * ''Freaks and Revelations'' (2009)

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