Saturday, October 15, 2016

Five YA novels about artistic ambition

At the BN Teen Blog Dahlia Adler tagged five YA books about artistic ambition, including:
Tiny Pretty Things, by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton

Gigi, Bette, and June are three of the star ballerinas at the American Ballet Company, and like all their classmates, they’re determined to be on top, no matter what it takes or who gets hurt in the process. But soon they’re the ones getting hurt, whether through dirty tricks by their competition or the self-harm of an eating disorder. Stardom for the trio has never been closer at hand…or so far out of reach.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue