We Are the Goldens, Dana Reinhardt
We Are the Goldens, Dana Reinhardt
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We Are the Goldens

Author: Dana Reinhardt

Narrator: Dana Reinhardt

Unabridged: 6 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2014


Synopsis

Nell worships her older sister, Layla. They're one unit, intertwined: Nellayla. As Nell and her best friend, Felix, start their freshman year in high school, on Layla's turf, there's so much Nell looks forward to: Joining Layla on the varsity soccer team. Parties. Boys. Adventures.But the year takes a very different turn.Layla is changing, withdrawing. She's hiding something, and when Nell discovers what it is, and the consequences it might have, she struggles. She wants to support Layla, to be her confidante, to be the good sister she's always been. But with so much at stake, what secrets should she keep? What lies should she tell?Award-winning young adult author Dana Reinhardt explores questions of loyalty, love, and betrayal in this provocative and intimate novel.

About Dana Reinhardt

Dana Reinhardt lives in San Francisco with her husband and their two daughters. She is the award-winning author of the young adult novels A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life, Harmless, How to Build a House, The Things a Brother Knows, and The Summer I Learned to Fly and the middle-grade novel Odessa Again. Her books have been named to many best of the year lists, and reviewers have praised her work as “exceptional,” and “funny and unforgettable.” Visit her at danareinhardt.net.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy | Foxy Blogs on April 12, 2014

WE ARE THE GOLDENS is a recounting of events that took place between two sisters and is told from Nell's pov. Nell takes us through her freshman year and Layla's junior year. Having hero worshiped her sister her whole life Nell is struggling with how to handle the knowledge of Layla's secret. Nell......more

Goodreads review by Robert on June 04, 2014

You might find this story exhilarating and entertaining, like an old friend whispering over your right shoulder, or then again you might not. You might find it moving and breathtaking, and it might caress you like the wind whispering against your face. You might remember the combination to your old......more

Goodreads review by Elle G. Reads on February 25, 2016

**Please note: a 2 star rating does NOT mean I hated the book. For me it means it was "okay".** This read just didn't do it for me. The blurb of the book is mysterious and gives nothing away which is why I figured I should give it a try. Unfortunately, I felt little to no connection with the characte......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 29, 2014

Dana Reinhardt's books always remind me of the soaring happiness that boy-girl friendships in adolescence make you feel. It's such a good, grounded, empowering sensation to be a girl in a friendship with a guy at 15 or 16, to take all the stress of "Does he like me?" out of the equation. It was one......more

Advance copy provided by publisher via Net Galley. 4/7/14 - This one sounds like it's outside of my norm. Synopsis a little vague so we shall see! 5/1/14 3.5 Stars! I found this to be a pleasant surprise! We Are the Goldens is a tale told from Nell's point of view. She the younger sister of two, and she......more