Drawn That Way
School year: Year 10, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 352
Published: 2022
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Moxie meets the world of animation in this fresh, unputdownable novel about a teen girl determined to prove herself in the boys club of her dream industry no matter what it takes.
Hayley Saffitz is confident, ambitious, and intent on following in the footsteps of her hero, renowned animation director, Bryan Beckett. When shes given a spot in his once-in-a-lifetime summer program, Hayley devises a plan: snag one of the internships coveted directing opportunities. Dazzle Bryan with her talent. Secure a job post-graduation. Live her dream.
Except she doesnt land one of the director positions. All of those go to boys. And one of them is Bryans son, Bear. Despite Bears obvious apathy for the internship, Hayley soon realizes that theres more to him than she expected. As they work together, the animosity between them thaws into undeniable chemistry and maybe somethingmore.
But Hayley cant stop thinking about the chance she was refused.
Determined to make a name for herself, Hayley recruits the five other young women in the program to develop their own short to sneak into the film festival at the end of the summer. As the internship winds down, however, one question remains: Will Hayley conform to the expectations of her idol, or will she risk her blossoming relationship with Bearand her futureto prove that shes exactly as talented as she thinks she is? [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.
There are 352 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster .