Anything But Fine

All it takes is one missed step for your life to change forever.

Luca Mason knows exactly who he is and what he wants: In six months, he's going to be accepted into the Australian Ballet School, leave his fancy private high school, and live his life as a star of the stage--at least that's the plan until he falls down a flight of stairs and breaks his foot in a way he can never recover from.

With his dancing dreams dead on their feet, Luca loses his performing arts scholarship and transfers to the local public school, leaving behind all his ballet friends and his whole future on stage.

The only bright side is that he strikes up unlikely friendships with the nicest (and nerdiest) girl at his new school, Amina, and the gorgeous, popular, and (reportedly) straight school captain, Jordan Tanaka-Jones.

As Luca's bond with Jordan grows stronger, he starts to wonder: who is he without ballet? And is he setting himself up for another heartbreak?

Author: Tobias Madden
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781645674382
Age Range: 14-UP

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2021 pg. 74
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2021

About the Author
Tobias Madden is a writer and editor from Sydney, Australia. In 2019, Tobias edited and published Underdog: #Loveozya Short Stories, the first #LoveOzYA anthology for previously unpublished Aussie young adult fiction writers. Underdog also featured Tobias's first published work, "Variation." Tobias also wrote the cabaret show Siblingship, which played to sold out audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. Tobias is a passionate member of the #LoveOzYA and LGBTQ+ communities, and he currently works for Bloomsbury Australia as a Digital Marketing Executive and YA Publicist.