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Shiny Broken Pieces: a Tiny Pretty Things Novel by Sona Charaipotra

Shiny Broken Pieces: a Tiny Pretty Things Novel

Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton

HarperCollins · Paperback · June 27, 2017

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Who it’s for
Ballet ambition meets soapy rivalry in a final competition where nobody is playing nice.
Themes
Ballet competition, Rivalry and bullying, Ambition and sacrifice
Genres
Dance Stories for Teens, Contemporary YA Romance, Bullying for Teens

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Now a Netflix TV show! 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.

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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?

One Last Dance

Ballet ambition meets soapy rivalry in a final competition where nobody is playing nice.

Come here for

  • High-stakes competition among three dancers
  • Gossip, lies, and scandal in the ballet world

Expect

  • Edgy teen drama with personal stakes
  • A sustained story of ambition, rivalry, and revenge

Where it sits

Dance Stories for Teens93%
Contemporary YA Romance55%
Bullying for Teens54%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • Dance Stories for Teens
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Boarding School YA
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  • Bullying for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
  • Mental Illness for Teens
  • New Experiences for Teens
Authors
Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
June 27, 2017
Format
Paperback
Theme
Ballet competition · Rivalry and bullying · Ambition and sacrifice
Reading lane
Diverse YA Fiction