I have started reading more YA novels lately and I'm finding that I really like them. I found this one while browsing on Goodreads:
Like Mandarin byKirst
en Hubbard It's hard to find beauty in the badlands of Washokey, Wyoming. Fourteen-year-old Grace Carpenter knows it's not her mother's pageant obsessions, or the cowboy dances and pickup trucks adored by her small-town classmates. True beauty is wild girl Mandarin Ramey: seventeen, shameless and utterly carefree. Grace would give ANYTHING to be like Mandarin. When the two misfits are united for a project, they embark on an unlikely, explosive friendship, packed with nights spent skinny-dipping in the canal, liberating the town's animal-head trophies, and constantly searching for someplace magic. Grace even plays along when Mandarin suggests they make a pact to run away together. Blame it on the crazy-making wildwinds that plague their badlands town. But 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, even the best friendships can't withstand betrayal.
March 2011 by Delacorte Press
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What an intriguing name for a girl! This one sounds like a wonderful coming-of-age story with a twist.
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I have not seen this one but it sound exciting. Great WoW
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Sounds like a great book and one I will be looking forward to!
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It sounds like a fabulous story about girls and friendship. :-)
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New book on my radar! Thanks for that!
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