{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20261010T034321Z-reviewed-full-unique-works","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1534455035?tag=bookfrontie00-20","asin":"1534455035","authors":["Tanya Boteju"],"book_id":"9781534455030","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/bruised-9781534455030","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781534455030.jpg?v=9656d29f2484e73a","description":"“A searing portrait of self-discovery; soulful and captivating.” — Kirkus Reviews Whip It meets We Are Okay in this vibrant coming-of-age story about a teen girl navigating first love, identity, and grief as she immerses herself in the colorful, brutal, beautiful world of roller derby—from the acclaimed author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens . To Daya Wijesinghe, a bruise is a mixture of comfort and control. Since her parents died in an accident she survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn’t need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. So when chance and circumstances bring her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked. Yes, the rules are confusing and the sport seems to require the kind of teamwork and human interaction Daya generally avoids. But the opportunities to bruise are countless, and Daya realizes that if she’s going to keep her emotional pain at bay, she’ll need all the opportunities she can get. The deeper Daya immerses herself into the world of roller derby, though, the more she realizes it’s not the simple physical pain-fest she was hoping for. Her rough-and-tumble teammates and their fans push her limits in ways she never imagined, bringing Daya to big truths about love, loss, strength, and healing.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9781534455030","publication_date":"20220215","publisher":"Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers","slug":"bruised","subtitle":"","title":"Bruised"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"YAF059090","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Martial Arts","score":0.7912,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF058240","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Surviving Sexual Abuse","score":0.7826,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF058140","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Mental Illness for Teens","score":0.7783,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"YAF059090","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Martial Arts","score":0.7912,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF058240","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Surviving Sexual Abuse","score":0.7826,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF058140","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Mental Illness for Teens","score":0.7783,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"YAF031000","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA LGBTQ+","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF058050","confidence_band":"high","label":"Death & Grief for Teens","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF058220","confidence_band":"high","label":"Finding Your Footing","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Martial Arts","score":0.7912,"slug":"martial-arts"},{"label":"Surviving Sexual Abuse","score":0.7826,"slug":"surviving-sexual-abuse"},{"label":"Mental Illness for Teens","score":0.7783,"slug":"mental-illness-for-teens"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers interested in teen coming-of-age stories about identity, grief, and first love.","Readers drawn to stories set in the world of roller derby and focused on healing."],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Neal Shusterman"],"book_id":"9780061134104","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780061134104.jpg?v=bfb840820c4c5175","score":0.7288,"title":"Bruiser","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780061134104"},{"authors":["Sarah Tomp"],"book_id":"9780062898296","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780062898296.jpg?v=edcc674de447fc54","score":0.7287,"title":"The Easy Part of Impossible","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780062898296"},{"authors":["Zach Barela","A. L. Graziadei","Macmillan Audio","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9781250377906","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781250377906.jpg?v=cfd888e0e8292e32","score":0.7274,"title":"In Repair","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781250377906"},{"authors":["Shauna Cross"],"book_id":"9780312535995","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780312535995.jpg?v=5335f8de4dff474c","score":0.7259,"title":"Whip It","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780312535995"},{"authors":["Erin Becker"],"book_id":"9780593523650","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593523650.jpg?v=2bf949dc3a4a274f","score":0.7218,"title":"Crushing It","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593523650"},{"authors":["Alena Bruzas"],"book_id":"9780593616185","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593616185.jpg?v=3bce389355e91812","score":0.7206,"title":"Ever Since","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593616185"},{"authors":["Rhonda Dechambeau"],"book_id":"9780823458134","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780823458134.jpg?v=fd1a9e892cbb9b2f","score":0.7123,"title":"Top Heavy","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780823458134"},{"authors":["Shannon Stocker"],"book_id":"9780310162353","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780310162353.jpg?v=43d94f0e263314e4","score":0.7041,"title":"Stronger at the Seams","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780310162353"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:books about queer characters"],"label":"About","score":0.1333,"slug":"about"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:teen ya young adult book novel for fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen year olds ninth tenth eleventh twelfth gr"],"label":"Teen","score":0.1318,"slug":"teen"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:first love"],"label":"Love","score":0.0749,"slug":"love"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:friendship"],"label":"Friendship","score":0.0515,"slug":"friendship"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: Identity and self-discovery, Grief and healing, First love.","Story elements: Coming-of-age.","Themes: Teen, Love, Friendship."]},"llm_signals":{"confidence":0.94,"pacing":"unknown","reader_fit":["Readers interested in teen coming-of-age stories about identity, grief, and first love.","Readers drawn to stories set in the world of roller derby and focused on healing."],"themes":["Identity and self-discovery","Grief and healing","First love"],"tropes":["Coming-of-age"]},"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":true,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":51,"goodreads_ratings_count":1803,"goodreads_reviews_count":358,"quality_score":0.9392}}