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Tiny Pretty Things
Charaipotra, Sona, Clayton, Dhonielle
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Description for Tiny Pretty Things
Hardcover. Three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet academy compete for the status of prima ballerina, with each willing to sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: YFN; YXA; YXF. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 40. Weight in Grams: 500.
Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this soapy, drama-packed novel featuring diverse characters who will do anything to be the prima at their elite ballet school. Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance-but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet-star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an ... Read more
Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this soapy, drama-packed novel featuring diverse characters who will do anything to be the prima at their elite ballet school. Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance-but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet-star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperTeen
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062342393
SKU
V9780062342393
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Ref
99-15
About Charaipotra, Sona, Clayton, Dhonielle
Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton met while attending the New School's acclaimed Writing for Children MFA program. Sona is a journalist who has written for the New York Times, People, Parade, Cosmopolitan, and other major media. Dhonielle is a librarian at a middle school in Harlem, and taught English at a cutthroat ballet academy. Together, the pair cofounded CAKE Literary, ... Read more
Reviews for Tiny Pretty Things
"A page-turner with a heart."
Kirkus Reviews "Appealing both to dancers and drama lovers, this engaging, pulpy read skillfullyexplores a variety of issues, from sexual orientation to ethnic identity to single-parent households, in a glamorous, high-stakes setting."
Booklist "Diversity is organically spotlighted [in this] fun and fast read."
School Library Journal "A beautiful example of diversity in ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews "Appealing both to dancers and drama lovers, this engaging, pulpy read skillfullyexplores a variety of issues, from sexual orientation to ethnic identity to single-parent households, in a glamorous, high-stakes setting."
Booklist "Diversity is organically spotlighted [in this] fun and fast read."
School Library Journal "A beautiful example of diversity in ... Read more