Título: The Misdirection of Fault Lines
Autor: Anna Gracia
Sinopse: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants goes to the French Open in an emotionally honest and openhearted novel for fans of Yamile Saied Méndez and Mary HK Choi.
Three teen girls compete at an elite tennis tournament for a shot at their dreams—if only they knew what their dreams were.
Alice is on her own for the first time. She has no coach. No friends. Not even clothes that meet the Bastille Invitational’s strict dress code. There’s only the steady drumbeat of guilt inside—pressure to make the tournament’s costly expense “worth it” in the wake of Ba’s unexpected passing. But will a win on court justify the price she paid to get here?
Violetta is Bastille’s darling: social media influencer, coach’s pet, and daughter of a former tennis star who fell from grace. Bastille is her chance to reclaim the future her mother gave up to raise her. But is that what she wants for herself?
Leylah hasn’t competed in two years, thanks to a back-stabbing ex-friend. Bastille is her last chance to prove she’s ready for a life of professional tennis. But will her fixation on past wrongs keep her from reclaiming her rightful place at the top?
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One week at the elite Bastille Invitational tennis tournament will decide their futures. If only the competition between them stayed on the court.
The Misdirection of Fault Lines is an incisive coming-of-age story, infused with wit and wisdom, about three Asian American teen girls trying to find their ways forward, backward, and in some cases, back to each other again. Anna Gracia, acclaimed author of Boys I Know, delivers with a refreshingly true-to-life teen voice that perfectly captures the messiness of adolescence and the pressures of expectation.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Misdirection of Fault Lines”, de Anna Gracia, publicado pela editora Peachtree Teen, em 2024 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Peachtree Teen
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2024
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1682635805
ISBN13: 9781682635803
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Peachtree Teen costumam mergulhar o leitor em mundos onde o fantástico se mistura com dilemas pessoais intensos, especialmente em narrativas que exploram identidades queer, relações complexas e desafios contemporâneos. A ambientação varia entre cidades históricas e universos mágicos, com personagens jovens que enfrentam desde conflitos familiares até batalhas sobrenaturais. O tom das histórias oscila entre o suspense e o lirismo, com ritmo que pode ser tanto acelerado e cheio de ação quanto mais contemplativo e sensorial. As sinopses sugerem que o catálogo privilegia protagonismos LGBTQIA+, com enredos que abordam temas como pertencimento, trauma, e resistência, frequentemente com uma pegada romântica ou de aventura.
