Parker’s a TA for one of those Dead Poet Society type of English teachers. So, her best friend urges her to do something totally wild and out of the ordinary before their high school days end. You see, when Parker looks back at her high school career she sees all kinds of awards and achievements, but she doesn’t see any risk taking. Yet, she finds that many things are getting in the way of her speech writing. Parker is valedictorian of her class and should be a shoo in for the scholarship. Named for two teenagers who disappeared in a horrific car accident when Parker was a little kid, the Cruz-Farnetti scholarship is awarded at a dinner where contestants must make a speech every year.
On the verge of graduation, Parker Frost is up for the prestigious Cruz-Farnetti scholarship which will pay for her entire Stanford tuition. It’s succinct but contains a nice amount of depth without being overwhelming or too terribly heavy.
Kirby’s latest book is a beautifully written story that examines the myth and legend of a person versus their reality. Especially as, much like spring in upstate NY, there is snow when there should be sun and rain. And she soon finds that taking the road less traveled makes all the difference.Readers, you know how sometimes there are books that are absolutely perfect for a certain season? Like, books that just scream I AM SUMMER, READ ME? Well, I thought that Golden by Jessi Kirby is an utterly perfect spring book. The mystery ends up taking Parker places that she never could have imagined. Armed with clues from the past, Parker enlists the help of her best friend, Kat, and Trevor, her longtime crush, to track down some leads. Reading Julianna's journal gives Parker the courage to start to really live-and it also gives her reasons to question what really happened the night of the accident. These are the secrets that were swept away with her the night that Shane's jeep plunged into an icy river, leaving behind a grieving town and no bodies to bury.
But Julianna's journal tells a different story-one of doubts about Shane and a forbidden romance with an older, artistic guy. Julianna Farnetti and Shane Cruz are remembered as the golden couple of Summit Lakes High-perfect in every way, meant to be together forever. So when fate drops a clue in her lap-one that might be the key to unraveling a town mystery-she decides to take a chance. Valedictorian and quintessential good girl, she's about to graduate high school without ever having kissed her crush or broken the rules. Seventeen-year-old Parker Frost has never taken the road less traveled. Love, tragedy, and mystery converge in this compelling novel that Booklist called "rich in its characterizations, deep in its reflections about teenage life, and compelling as a mystery" in a starred review.
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