Of Pens and Swords

Seventeen-year-old Cyra Berque wants two things in life: a date with Rochan and a chance to fence at the Olympics. But people with one hand don't normally fence, and girls with big thighs don't get the boy. Knowing that she wants to make the Olympics, Cyra's coach sets her up with another coach, one who could take her all the way to the top, but the new coach costs more. Feeling her dreams slipping out of reach, Cyra agrees to tutor a ballerina with a rich father and a D minus in English. It's triple the pay and triple the pain. The ballerina isn't interested in passing classes—she wants Rochan, and she's promised she'll turn her D minus into a full-fledged F if Cyra doesn't help her win the heart of Rochan.

Audience
young adult
Length
short · 174 pages

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