![]() It was so refreshing to read a standalone book that was so full of heart with an ending that left me completely satisfied. Luckily I was on Spring Break so I was able to finish it in a few days. I read The Queen of Kentucky back in March for my first book in the Debut Author Challenge this year and I could not put it down. ![]() It takes a serious incident out on Luke’s farm for Ricki Jo to realize that being a true friend is more important than being popular. She’s on top of the world, even though her best friend and the boy next door Luke says he misses “plain old Ricki Jo.”Ĭaught between being a country girl and wannabe country club girl, Ricki Jo begins to forget who she truly is: someone who doesn’t care what people think and who wouldn’t let a good-looking guy walk all over her. ![]() She trades her Bible for Seventeen magazine, buys new “sophisticated” clothes and somehow manages to secure a tenuous spot at the cool kids table. Published: Januby Little, Brown Books for Young Readersįourteen-year-old Kentucky girl Ricki Jo Winstead, who would prefer to be called Ericka, thank you very much, is eager to shed her farmer’s daughter roots and become part of the popular crowd at her small town high school. ![]()
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