To be honest I am not a young adult genre fan so I could of been a harder critic on this. Ballet has always been a dark subject because of body image that is associated with it. In sparrow the lead has an unforgettable and unfortunate event happen to her and she has to learn how to heal and try to figure out how to move on. She has a lot of pressure on her and keeping secrets is eating her up alive. Her talent is beautiful and she has to be able to put the secrets behind her or deal with them head on or she may never be able to dance again. Sparrow is a dark young adult novel and honestly I don’t know appropriate it is for a teenager to read but it is eye opening on the date rape issues that so many teens face.