Underneath the beautiful world of ballet lurks the dark side of perfectionism in this eerie tale!
The Stadler Ballet Conservatory prides itself on turning out not only perfect dancers, but perfect pupils-each girl exactly the same as the next. First-year student Gemma has been sent to sort out her larger-than-life personality. Mina, on the other hand, is there to find out what really happened to turn her once-rebellious big sister into a smiling, empty shell of herself.
Alternating between their perspectives, She Came Back Different follows the two girls as they enter a world of rules and conformity. One in which beauty hides a hideous truth and a sinister enemy that will consume their very souls if they can't overcome their differences. It's only by working together that they can dig up the school's rotten roots and unmask what's really growing-and feeding-behind Stadler's walls.
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Stephanie Willing is an author, audiobook narrator, and a lifelong dancer. She has a BA in Dance from Texas Woman's University and an MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. She lives with her husband, two kids, two cats, and a goldfish in New Jersey. When she's not writing or recording, you can find her reading, making snacks for her kids, or working in her butterfly garden in the backyard.