The Other Side of Perfect
- Author Mariko Turk
- Narrator Allison Hiroto
- Publisher Hachette Audio
- Publish Date 11 May 2021
- Run Time 9 hours and 50 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Drama and performing, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism.
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What to expect
For fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary H.K. Choi, this lyrical and emotionally driven novel follows Alina, a young aspiring dancer who suffers a devastating injury and must face a world without ballet—as well as the darker side of her former dream.
Alina Keeler was destined to dance, but then a terrifying fall shatters her leg—and her dreams of a professional ballet career along with it.After a summer healing (translation: eating vast amounts of Cool Ranch Doritos and binging ballet videos on YouTube), she is forced to trade her pre-professional dance classes for normal high school, where she reluctantly joins the school musical. However, rehearsals offer more than she expected—namely Jude, her annoyingly attractive castmate she just might be falling for.
But to move forward, Alina must make peace with her past and face the racism she experienced in the dance industry. She wonders what it means to yearn for ballet—something so beautiful, yet so broken. And as broken as she feels, can she ever open her heart to someone else?
Touching, romantic, and peppered with humor, this debut novel explores the tenuousness of perfectionism, the possibilities of change, and the importance of raising your voice.
| Author | Mariko Turk |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Allison Hiroto |
| Duration | 9 hours and 50 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781549135552 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Hachette Audio |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Drama and performing, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism |
| Availability | US |
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