Sparrow: A Novel

Sparrow: A Novel

<p><b>In the tradition of Laurie Halse Anderson’s <i>Speak, </i>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.</b> <i></i><br><i></i><br><i>There are two kinds of people on the planet. Hunters and prey</i><br><i> I thought I would be safe after my mother died. I thought I could stop searching for new places to hide. But you can’t escape what you are, what you’ve always been.</i><br><i> My name is Savannah Darcy Rose.</i><br><i> And I am still prey. </i></p><p>Though Savannah Rose―“Sparrow” to her friends and family―is a gifted ballerina, her real talent is keeping secrets. Schooled in silence by her long-dead mother, Sparrow has always believed that her lifelong creed―“I’m not the kind of girl who tells”―will make her just like everyone else: Normal. Happy. Safe.</p><p>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….</p>