Pointe
By (Author) Brandy Colbert
Penguin Putnam Inc
Penguin USA
4th August 2015
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and pe
FIC
Paperback
352
Width 140mm, Height 208mm, Spine 23mm
318g
Black Swan meets Speak in an unforgettable, heartbreaking, yet hopeful debut Speak meets Black Swan in this stunningly dramatic debut novel All that drama, plus pointe shoes Yes, please- this is one book that's bound to make a splash Theo is better now. She's eating again, dating guys who are almost appropriate, and well on her way to becoming an elite ballet dancer. But when her oldest friend, Donovan, returns home after spending four long years with his kidnapper, Theo starts reliving memories about his abduction-and his abductor. Donovan isn't talking about what happened, and even though Theo knows she didn't do anything wrong, telling the truth would put everything she's been living for at risk. But keeping quiet might be worse.
Praise for Brandy Colbert's Pointe
" . . . drama, plus pointe shoes Yes, please: this is one book thats bound to make a splash."--MTV News
"A brave and resonant debut that is as captivating as it is heartbreaking."Nina LaCour, author of Hold Still
"Brandy Colbert's debut is beautiful, sharp and memorable."Courtney Summers, author of Cracked Up to Be
*Colbert builds characters whose flaws, struggles, and bad decisions make them real and indelibly memorable . . and its this complexity and empathy that set this gripping story apart.Publishers Weekly, starred review
Colbert has put out a stunningly poignant novel . . . Readers who discover this book will be unable to put it down.VOYA
Brandy Colbert was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, and has worked as an editor for several national magazines. She lives and writes in Los Angeles. Pointeis her first novel.