Name: Pointe
ISBN: 9780147514417

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Grace Under Pressure

Ballet ambition and difficult silences make for a tense, emotionally charged read.

Come here for

A dance-centered story with drama beyond the studio
The strain of protecting hard-won hopes

Expect

A sustained narrative about memory, silence, and risk
Emotional intensity alongside ballet ambition

Book Details

Authors: Brandy Colbert
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: August 4, 2015
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Dance Stories for Teens · Surviving Sexual Abuse
Reading lane: Dance Stories for Teens

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Publisher Categories

Dance Stories for Teens
Depression for Teens
Surviving Sexual Abuse

About This Book

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 abduct or. Donovan isn’t t...

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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 abduct or. 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.