Sparrow

In the tradition of Laurie Halse AndersonΓÇÖs 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.

There are two kinds of people on the planet. Hunters and prey
I thought I would be safe after my mother died. I thought I could stop searching for new places to hide. But you canΓÇÖt escape what you are, what youΓÇÖve always been.
My name is Savannah Darcy Rose.
And I am still prey.

Though Savannah RoseΓÇöΓÇ£SparrowΓÇ¥ to her friends and familyΓÇöis a gifted ballerina, her real talent is keeping secrets. Schooled in silence by her long-dead mother, Sparrow has always believed that her lifelong creedΓÇöΓÇ£IΓÇÖm not the kind of girl who tellsΓÇ¥ΓÇöwill make her just like everyone else: Normal. Happy. Safe.
But in the aftermath of a brutal assault by her seemingly perfect boyfriend Tristan, Sparrow must finally find the courage to confront the ghosts of her past, or lose herself forever….