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Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak

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by Charlie Jane Anders
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From the international bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders, comes Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, the sequel to Victories Greater Than Death in the thrilling adventure Unstoppable series.
They'll do anything to be the people they were meant to be — even journey into the heart of evil.
Rachael Townsend is the first artist ever to leave Earth and journey out into the galaxy — but after an encounter with an alien artifact, she can't make art at all.
Elza Monteiro is determined to be the first human to venture inside the Palace of Scented Tears and compete for the chance to become a princess — except that inside the palace, she finds the last person she ever wanted to see again.
Tina Mains is studying at the Royal Space Academy with her friends, but she's not the badass space hero everyone was expecting.
Soon Rachael is journeying into a dark void, Elza is on a deadly spy mission, and Tina is facing an impossible choice that could change all her friends lives forever.
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  • Creators

  • Series

    Unstoppable

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    April 5, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781250317384

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781250317384
      • File size: 3849 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      February 15, 2022
      Tina and friends continue their space-faring adventures in Anders' Unstoppable series. In Victories Greater Than Death (2021), alien clone Tina Mains and her wholesome crew from the Indomitable faced immense evil and survived, but not without consequences. Tina's best friend, Rachael Townsend, was once a talented artist, for example, but after using her mind to control "an ancient super-weapon at the head of a butterfly made of starlit threads," she's unable to draw a single image. A mysterious box might very well be the answer to her woes, but how? Meanwhile, Elza Monteiro is in the running to become a princess, but her journey is derailed by a familiar face. Tina, while not the sole protagonist of this installment, still features as she navigates the Royal Space Academy as a budding cadet. Fans of the first entry will certainly enjoy this sequel with its improvements in pacing and characterization and stronger writing; additionally, since she doesn't need to introduce an entire cast and world, this time around the author can plunge directly into the action. White-presenting (when she appears as a human) Tina is dating Elza, who is Black and travesti, or trans. Queer identity is front and center as before, and a wide variety of life experiences and ethnic backgrounds play into the perspectives of the characters as they try to prioritize joy and growth in the midst of intergalactic war. A queer space odyssey that avoids the sophomore slump. (Science fiction. 13-18)

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    • School Library Journal

      November 1, 2022

      Gr 9 Up-Tina Mains has joined the Royal Space Academy, but she's neither the heroine they were expecting nor as center stage as she was in Victories Greater Than Death. Rachael Townsend, Tina's best friend and an accomplished artist, took control of an alien weapon with her mind which has left her unable to create art. Elza, Tina's trans love interest, is determined to enter the Palace of Scented Tears and leave it a princess. With the worldbuilding established, Anders here sets a larger plot in motion, and readers will be pleased to find that while everyone is preparing for war, our queer heroes are determined to find joy in their lives. VERDICT Anders improves upon her first installment with tighter writing and deeper characters; recommended for general purchase.

      Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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