The Other Side of Perfect

 By: Mariko Turk

Location: FIC TUR

Genre: Dance, Rasism, Youth Fiction

Alina Keeler was destined to dance, but one terrifying fall shatters her leg - and her dreams of a ballet career along with it.

After a summer spent healing (translation: eating vast amounts of Cool Ranch Doritos and bingeing ballet videos on YouTube), she must trade her preprofessional dance classes for normal high school, where she reluctantly joins the musical.

Rehearsals are nothing compared to Alina's past life at the acclaimed Kira Dobrow Ballet School. But the stage does offer more than she expected - namely her castmate Jude. He's annoyingly attractive, ridiculously optimistic, and worst of all, Alina just might be falling for him.

However, find a new normal means making peace with her past and acknowledging the racism she faced. Deep down, Alina still yearns for the world of ballet she left behind. But what does it mean to love something beautiful, yet broken? And as broken as she feels, can she ever open her heart to someone else?

"The Other Side of Perfect immerses you into the beautiful, wondrous world of dance, but also sheds light on the presence of racism that still impacts dancers of color today" Katie

"If you're looking for a coming of age novel on dance, racism, and grief, than this is definitely the book for you!" Saniya


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