Exercises of the Heart

by Jan Greenberg

Fifteen-year-old Roxie cannot get along with her mother, whose slow recovery from a stroke has made home life difficult, and envies her best friend until a crisis of conscience threatens to change that relationship forever.

153 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1986

About the author

Jan Greenberg is an award-winning author celebrated for her books about art and artists. Her collaborations with Sandra Jordan include Action Jackson and Christo and Jean-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyond, both honored for excellence in nonfiction. Vincent Van Gogh, Portrait of an Artist earned a Sibert Honor and became a Common Core text exemplar. She later co-authored Ballet for Martha and The Mad Potter, each receiving starred reviews and Sibert Honors. In 2013, she and Jordan received the Children’s Book Guild Award. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.