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Gr 9 Up—This haunting and evocative tale of magical realism immerses readers in two settings that seem worlds apart. The book is told in alternating first-person voices from the perspective of two teenagers: lonely Amber, who at age 13 was convicted of murdering her abusive stepfather and sent to Aurora Hills, a juvenile detention facility, and Vee, an insecure yet ruthlessly ambitious Julliard-bound ballerina. Through Vee's and Amber's recollections, readers learn about talented, kind-hearted Ori, Vee's fo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Orianna Speerling -- the so-called "Bloody Ballerina" -- is just fifteen when she is convicted of murdering two rival dancers. A month after her sentence begins, all forty-two girls interned at the Aurora Hills Secure Juvenile Detention Center are dead -- victims of an unexplained mass killing. Ori's story is gradually revealed through the eyes of two unreliable narrators. Violet is Ori's affluent best friend, a fello...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Bloody Ballerina" Orianna Speerling, fifteen, is convicted of murdering two rival dancers. A month after her sentence begins, all forty-two girl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More