Tiny Pretty Things

Description: Three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet academy compete for the status of prima ballerina, with each willing to sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.

Brief description:

Sona Charaipotra is the author of Symptoms of a Heartbreak and How Maya Got Fierce and coauthor of The Rumor Game and Tiny Pretty Things, now a Netflix original series. She earned a master's degree in screenwriting from NYU and an MFA in creative writing from the New School. A working journalist, Sona has held editorial roles at People, TeenPeople, ABCNews.com, MSN, several parenting publications, the Barnes & Noble Teen Blog (RIP), and, most recently, as senior editor of trends and features at Parents.com. She has contributed to publications from the New York Times to TeenVogue. She is a former We Need Diverse Books board member, and she cofounded CAKE Literary, a boutique book packager focused on high-concept diverse titles. Find her on the web talking about books, Bollywood movies, and chai.

Review Quotes:

"A page-turner with a heart." - Kirkus Reviews

"Appealing both to dancers and drama lovers, this engaging, pulpy read skillfully explores a variety of issues, from sexual orientation to ethnic identity to single-parent households, in a glamorous, high-stakes setting." - Booklist

"Diversity is organically spotlighted [in this] fun and fast read." - School Library Journal

"A beautiful example of diversity in characters and settings." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"Charaipotra and Clayton skillfully craft three distinctive, complex characters. This enticing glimpse into the ballet world is rich with detail and drama as the authors highlight its glamour and darkness." - Publishers Weekly

It's impossible not to get sucked in, and the cast of characters is so diverse and fully realized, you root even for the nastiest of them. Highly recommended not just for teens but for anyone who enjoys complex social hierarchies, characters who will do anything to get what they want, and just plain good storytelling. - Francesca Zappia, author of Made You Up

It's impossible not to get sucked in, and the cast of characters is so diverse and fully realized, you root even for the nastiest of them. - Francesca Zappia, author of Made You Up