In "The Grass Is Always Greener" by Jen Calonita, the story follows the journey of two teenage girls, Maisie and her best friend, who attend a prestigious performing arts school in New York City. Maisie grapples with the pressures of maintaining her scholarship while feeling overshadowed by her talented peers. As they navigate friendship, rivalry, and personal growth, Maisie must confront her insecurities and the sacrifices she’s made for her dreams. The novel explores themes of ambition, self-discovery, and the reality that what appears perfect may not be as it seems, highlighting the importance of finding one's own path. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Belles .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-college graduate.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 320 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 2014 by Little, Brown & Company .

Over the past eight years as a Senior Editor at Teen People and a journalist for Entertainment Weekly, Glamour and Marie Claire, Jen Calonita has interviewed everyone from Lindsay Lohan to Ashton Kutcher.