Everybody thinks Syrah is the golden girl. After all, her father is Ethan Cheng, billionaire, and she has everything any kid could possibly desire, right down to a waterfront mansion, jet plane, and custom-designed snowboards. But most of what glitters in her life is fool's gold. Her half-siblings hate her, her best friend Adrian's girlfriend is ruining their friendship, and her own so-called boyfriend is after her for her father's name. When her broken heart results in a snowboarding accident that exiles her from the mountains -- the one place where she feels free and accepted for who she is, not what she has -- Syrah must rehab both her busted-up knee, and her broken heart, and learn that she's worth her weight in real gold.
" Writing in Syrah’s witty, engaging voice, Headley offers a stirring, layered novel about a Chinese American girl who rejects the false glitter of her superrich Seattle community and resolves to use her advantages to create large-scale change and relationships that are deep and true." -- Gillian Engberg, Booklist
Recommended Age | 13 and up |
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Author | Justina Chen |
ISBN | 0316011290 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Language | English |