Tiny Pretty Things TV Tie-In Edition
School year: Lower 6th, Year 10, Year 11
No. of pages 464
Published: 2020
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"Tiny Pretty Things" follows the competitive world of ballet at an elite academy in New York City, where ambition and jealousy take center stage. The story revolves around three main characters: Gigi, a talented dancer striving for perfection; Bette, who struggles with family expectations and her own desires; and June, an ambitious newcomer harboring dark secrets. As they navigate their intense rivalries and friendships, they confront the harsh realities of the dance world, including backstabbing, betrayal, and the pressure to succeed. Their lives intertwine in unexpected ways, revealing the lengths they will go to achieve their dreams. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.
There are 464 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 2020 by Harperteen .
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, a boutique book packaging company with a decidedly diverse bent. Find them online at www. cakeliterary. com. Other contributors include: Julie Murphy, Sandhya Menon, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Stephanie Kuehnert, Sona Charaipotra, Anna-Marie McLemore, Brandy Colbert, Martha Brockenbrough, Jaye Robin Brown, Maurene Goo, Aisha Saeed, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Hannah Moskowitz, Ilene (I. W. ) Gregoria, Tracy Deonn Walker, Somaiya Daud, Christine Day, and Alexandra Duncan.