We Are the Goldens

Marc Notes: Title from container.; Compact discs.; Unabridged.; Read by Julia Whelan.; 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.;12+. Publisher Marketing: 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. Review Citations: Audio File 10/01/2014 pg. 58 (EAN 9781480590656, MP3 CD) - *Starred Review Audio File Best Young Adult 12/01/2014 pg. 29 (EAN 9781480590656, MP3 CD) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 96 (EAN 9780307975812, Open Ebook) Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 98 (EAN 9780307975812, Open Ebook) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 (EAN 9780307975812, Open Ebook) Publishers Weekly 02/24/2014 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 162 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 96 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 98 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 538 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 05/30/2014 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 94 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Bookpage 06/01/2014 (EAN 9780385742573, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 02/24/2014 pg. 187 (EAN 9780375990656, Library Binding) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014 pg. 106 (EAN 9780375990656, Library Binding) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 96 (EAN 9780375990656, Library Binding) Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 98 (EAN 9780375990656, Library Binding) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 538 (EAN 9780375990656, Library Binding) Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 pg. 64 (EAN 9780375990656, Library Binding) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9780375990656, Library Binding) Contributor Bio:  Reinhardt, Dana 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. Contributor Bio:  Whelan, Julia Julia Whelan, a former child actress best known for her award-winning work on ABC's "Once and Again", has won multiple "AudioFile" Earphones Awards and was named one of "AudioFile" magazine's Best Voices of 2010. Her "flawless" narration of Jandy Nelson's "The Sky Is Everywhere" earned a place in the first round of 2011 Grammy nominations for Best Spoken Word Album.