Title: Like Mandarin {goodreads}
Author: Kirsten Hubbard
Release Date (dd/mm/yy): 08/03/11
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Why am I waiting on this?
The cover is unique in its extreme simplicity. I love the description of the book. The author is wonderful. Contemporary. Let me introduce you to Hubbard's LIKE MANDARIN BLOG TOUR. ;)
I actually went nuts and asked my mum to pre-order it for me (my bank account is out of order for now, so no Paypal action), so yay I'll be receiving this soon!!
Synopsis (Goodreads):
It's hard finding beauty in the badlands of Washokey, Wyoming, but 14-year-old Grace Carpenter knows it's not her mother's pageant obsessions, or the cowboy dances adored by her small-town classmates. True beauty is wild-girl Mandarin Ramey: 17, shameless and utterly carefree. Grace would give anything to be like Mandarin.
When they're united for a project, they form an unlikely, explosive friendship, packed with nights spent skinny-dipping in the canal, liberating the town's animal-head trophies, and searching for someplace magic. Grace plays along when Mandarin suggests they run away together. Blame it on the crazy-making wildwinds plaguing their badlands town.
Because all too soon, Grace discovers Mandarin's unique beauty hides a girl who's troubled, broken, and even dangerous. And no matter how hard Grace fights to keep the magic, no friendship can withstand betrayal.
Links:
Kirsten's Blog
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