Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Teen
Age Range: Teen
Book theme: Dating & Sex
Author: Mary Cecilia Jackson
Language: English
Street Date: March 17, 2020

In the tradition of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak, Mary Cecilia Jackson's devastating but hopeful YA debut is about a ballerina who finds the courage to confront the abuse that haunts her past and threatens her future.

A strong and gripping story told by different people. Savannah Darcy Rose, Sparrow to her friends, a young girl with tragedy in her life from a young age is a promising ballerina. Ballerinas must hold in the pain and not show it and so must young girls with abusive mothers. Sparrow has always held everything in, hidden away from her family and best of friends. Lucas is her dance partner and knows her best but he can’t even make her acknowledge that Tristan is not a good boyfriend. Sparrows story is told, but from her side she is not telling you everything from the beginning. Lucas tells you what he sees and what he feels.
Can Sparrow find a way to tell her story after such tragedy?