The Misdirection of Fault Lines, Anna Gracia
The Misdirection of Fault Lines, Anna Gracia
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The Misdirection of Fault Lines

Author: Anna Gracia

Narrator: Shannon Tyo, Jen Zhao, Louisa Zhu, Sean Pratt

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2024


Synopsis

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?. 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.

About The Author

Anna Gracia was born and raised in Minnesota, where she subsisted on Dairy Queen blizzards and the sheer audacity of Jessica Wakefield. Her YA debut, Boys I Know, was both an Indies Introduce and an Indie Next pick, and was featured in the New York Times, Paste, Buzzfeed, and Seventeen. When not writing, you can find her napping or wishing she was napping. Find out more about her at anna-gracia.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by dee (hiatus) .ᐟ on February 25, 2024

3 stars ☆ ↳ young adult, contemporary ౨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹ ⌗ “liberty. equality. and a fraternity of sisters, forever bound together by these past eleven days.” ᡣ𐭩 i enjoyed this book! it wasn’t what i hoped for, but it was still interesting. i was definitely expecting it to be more about tennis (tournaments and mat......more

Goodreads review by Maria on March 13, 2024

The misdirection of fault lines follows three teenagers in the world of tennis. The entire book is set during a tournament and it shows the three girls figuring out who they are and what they want to do in their life. I really enjoyed this book, it was definitely a pleasant surprise. The writing style......more

Goodreads review by Melany on September 13, 2024

I'd say 3.5 to 4 stars. When I saw the cover, I thought it was more so about tennis. It's more so character driven, which I'm thankful for as I know nothing about tennis. I loved the characters' closeness and their lives playing out. Was a beautiful thing; like the description says similar to "Siste......more

Goodreads review by colleen on January 09, 2024

a really beautiful self discovering and journey of three young girls figuring out their place in the world and in the tennis world. i think this book did an amazing job shedding light on parents death, eating disorders in sport, and inappropriate relationships between coaches and athletes. these are......more