Overview
Featuring a diverse cast of characters, plenty of gossip, lies, and scandal, Shiny Broken Pieces continues with the soapy drama readers loved in Tiny Pretty Things. June, Bette, and Gigi are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose...and no one is playing nice. June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. But being the best could mean sacrificing the love of her life. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. And Gigi is not going to let Bette--or the other dancers who bullied her--go unpunished. It all comes down to this last dance. Who will make the cut? And who will lose her dream forever?
Full Product Details
Author: Sona Charaipotra ,
Dhonielle Clayton ,
Dr Laura Delano, Dr ,
Nora Hunter
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Edition: Library Edition
Volume: 2
ISBN: 9781504735469
ISBN 10: 1504735463
Publication Date: 12 July 2016
Recommended Age: From 14 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The book's astute focus on ballet's ability to enrich, ennoble, and also consume the lives of its dancers is what provides this story with its delicious spark. Equal parts mystery and social commentary, the novel is engrossing and titillating without being hyperbolic...An addicting thriller that will make anyone who loves ballet clamor for another installment. -- Kirkus Reviews Most entertaining...The engaging characters, some of whom readers will love to hate, are back in full force thanks to the talented authors who know exactly how to (literally) keep readers on their toes. -- RT Book Reviews
Most entertaining...The engaging characters, some of whom readers will love to hate, are back in full force thanks to the talented authors who know exactly how to (literally) keep readers on their toes. -- RT Book Reviews The book's astute focus on ballet's ability to enrich, ennoble, and also consume the lives of its dancers is what provides this story with its delicious spark. Equal parts mystery and social commentary, the novel is engrossing and titillating without being hyperbolic...An addicting thriller that will make anyone who loves ballet clamor for another installment. -- Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
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. Dhonielle Clayton hails from the Washington, DC, suburbs on the Maryland side. She earned an MA in children's literature from Hollins University and an MFA in writing for children at the New School. She taught secondary school for several years. Clayton is a former librarian and cofounder of Cake Literary, a creative kitchen whipping up decadent-and decidedly diverse-literary confections for middle grade, young adult, and women's fiction readers. Nora Hunter has narrated several audiobooks, including The Ballad of Aramei by J. A. Redmerski and Beyond This Point Are Monsters by Margaret Miller. Her reading of One for the Murphys won her an AudioFile Earphones Award. Imani Parks is a voice talent and Earphones Award-winning narrator.
