Sona Charaipotra (Author of Tiny Pretty Things)

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Sona Charaipotra

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The author of the YA doc dramedy Symptoms of a Heartbreak, SONA CHARAIPOTRA is not a doctor â€” much to her pediatrician parentsâ€™ chagrin. They were really hoping sheâ€™d grow up to take over their practice one day.
Instead, she became a writer, working first as a celebrity reporter at People and (the dearly departed) TeenPeople magazines, and more recently contributing to publications from the New York Times to TeenVogue. She was also the editor of the Barnes & Noble Teen blog. These days, she uses her Masters in screenwriting from NYU and her MFA in creative writing from the New School to poke plot holes in her favorite teen TV shows â€” for work of course. Sheâ€™s the co-founder of CAKE Literary, a boutique book packaging company with a decidedly ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 35,092 ratings · 6,505 reviews · 13 distinct works â€¢ Similar authors

	Tiny Pretty Things (Tiny Pretty Things, #1) by Sona Charaipotra (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author), Dhonielle Clayton (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) 3.67 avg rating — 15,545 ratings — published 2015 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shiny Broken Pieces (Tiny Pretty Things, #2) by Sona Charaipotra (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author), Dhonielle Clayton (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) 3.79 avg rating — 6,960 ratings — published 2016 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thousand Beginnings and Endings 3.77 avg rating — 6,052 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rumor Game by Dhonielle Clayton (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author), Sona Charaipotra (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) 3.51 avg rating — 1,884 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Symptoms of a Heartbreak 3.49 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America by Amy Reed (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Editor), Ellen Hopkins (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Contributor), Alexandra Duncan (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic Has No Borders by Sona Charaipotra (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Editor/Contributor), Samira Ahmed (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Editor), Sabaa Tahir (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Contributor) 3.82 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Maya Got Fierce 3.60 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiny Pretty Things / Shiny Broken Pieces by Sona Charaipotra (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author), Dhonielle Clayton (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) 4.20 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Has No Borders: A Collection of South Asian Stories by Sona Charaipotra (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Editor), Samira Ahmed (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Editor), Anuradha D. Rajurkar (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tiny Pretty Things (2 books)
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Sona Charaipotra (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author),

Dhonielle Clayton (ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Author)

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“The moment you think you're on top is the moment you've lost your passion.”
― Sona Charaipotra, Tiny Pretty Things

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“The Sugar Plum Fairy has the farthest to fall.”
― Sona Charaipotra, Tiny Pretty Things

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“Don't carry worries around," she always says. "They're heavy.”
― Sona Charaipotra, Tiny Pretty Things

tags: don-t-worry, inspirational

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