Shiva's Fire — Suzanne Fisher Staples

On a remarkable day
when fish leap among the stars,
and bird., mar beneath the waters,
a girl is born in the South of India.

From her childhood, Parvati is known in her village for the extraordinary events that seem to spring from her dancing feet, and which set her and her family apart. One day a great guru, a master of Indian classical dance, comes to see Parvati. He invites her to study with him, and she commits herself to a rigorous program of dance, study, and devotion. Then she meets a gentle-eyed boy who turns her life upside down, and she learns that destiny can be an elusive thing.