Bøger af Sona Charaipotra

O eletrizante romance que deu origem a serie da Netflix apresenta personagens cativantes que farão de tudo para conquistar o primeiro lugar. Gigi, Bette e June são três das melhores alunas de uma escola de balé de elite em Manhattan. A novata Gigi, de espírito indomável, só quer dançar - mas o próprio ato pode matá-la. A privilegiada Bette sonha em escapar da sombra de sua irmã, grande estrela do balé, o que traz à tona um lado perigoso. E a perfeccionista June precisa conseguir um papel principal este ano ou sua mãe controladora acabará para sempre com seus sonhos de dançarina. Quando cada bailarina é ao mesmo tempo amiga e inimiga, as garotas irão se sacrificar, manipular e apunhalar pelas costas para serem as melhores das melhores, em um jogo que pode ultrapassar todos os limites.

In How Maya Got Fierce by Sona Charaipotra, The Bold Type meets Younger when a teen who gets her dream job at a fashion magazine, despite being only seventeen. Maya dreams of working in magazines. But as the daughter of garlic farmers, her path is set: it's off to Cow Camp instead. But when she ends up in the New York City area and realizes her cousin's girlfriend works at Maya's favorite magazine - Fierce - an opportunity falls in her lap to intern. It's her dream job, and she can't pass it up, even if means disappointing her family and lying to her parents. The only problem? Maya hasn't accepted an internship. She's accepted a full time job, as a staff writer, and everyone at Fierce thinks she's 26.Maya is so close to making her dreams come true, even if the glam life at Fierce isn't quite as shiny and fun as she hoped. But when she suggests the perfect candidate for a big story-and manages to get the scoop-all eyes are on her. How long can she keep her real age from her boss-and her real life from her parents?

Now a hit Netflix TV show! Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this soapy, drama-packed novel featuring diverse characters who will do anything to be the prima at their elite ballet school.From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles, Dhonielle Clayton, and the author of the acclaimed Symptoms of a Heartbreak, Sona Charaipotra.Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance?but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet-star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an end to her dancing dreams forever.When every dancer is both friend and foe, the girls will sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.Don't miss the gossip, lies, and scandal that continues in Tiny Pretty Things' gripping sequel, Shiny Broken Pieces!

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