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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: A.K. Small , A.K. Small , Kaitlyn GreenidgePublisher: Workman Publishing Imprint: Algonquin Young Readers Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.80cm Weight: 0.260kg ISBN: 9781643750309ISBN 10: 1643750305 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 02 March 2021 Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years Audience: Children/juvenile , General/trade , Children / Juvenile , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsDebut author Small, herself a dancer, brings authenticity (fascinating day-to-day details abound) to what it takes to flourish or wither amid the soaring highs and crushing lows of a competitive dance school while sensitively exploring the girls' many emotional and physical extremes... Addictive, angst-y, and heartfelt. --Kirkus Reviews The fascinating, competitive ballet world may get the YA novel it deserves with Bright Burning Stars, a hyped debut set to publish next year . . . Pitched as an immersive, propulsive story into the world of ballet, Bright Burning Stars is also notable for the way it tackles sensitive topics such as mental illness and eating disorders. --Entertainment Weekly A.K. Small's debut novel, Bright Burning Stars, is basically YA catnip . . . Small's attention to detail--the minutiae of Marine and Kate's lives in the academy--is beautifully written, and both the propulsion of the drama between Marine and Kate and their own demons make this book compulsively readable. Small only leaves you wanting more from her ballet-focused world. --Entertainment Weekly Cutthroat ballerinas duking it out really never gets old. --Cosmopolitan With prose that is otherworldly at times, Small captures the disintegration of a friendship within a high-pressure world. A cerebral debut that will appeal to readers--and there are more than a few--interested in the cutthroat ballet universe. --Booklist Debut author Small, herself a dancer, brings authenticity (fascinating day-to-day details abound) to what it takes to flourish or wither amid the soaring highs and crushing lows of a competitive dance school while sensitively exploring the girls' many emotional and physical extremes . . . Addictive, angst-y, and heartfelt. --Kirkus Reviews Small, a trained ballerina, infuses her novel with dance terminology and French phrases, giving the reader a sense of the milieu. And while much of the focus of this novel is dance, the heart of the story is about the lengths one will go to realize a dream. --Publishers Weekly A fascinating and dramatic view of the world of young ballet dancers. --Pittsburgh City Paper This is a story filled with interesting plot twists sure to maintain a high level of interest for readers. --School Library Journal Author InformationA.K. Small was born in Paris. At five years old, she began studying classical dance with the legendary Max Bozzoni, then later with Daniel Franck and Monique Arabian at the famous Académie Chaptal. At thirteen, she moved to the United States where she danced with the Pacific Northwest Ballet for one summer in Seattle and with the Richmond Ballet Student Company for several years. She’s a graduate of the College of William and Mary and has an MFA in fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When she’s not writing, she spends time with her husband, her puppy, and her three daughters, and practices yoga. Bright Burning Stars is her first novel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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