Friendship. Courage. Hope. For shy, stuttering Melissa, the wild mountain girl named Sweetie is a symbol of pride and strength. But to many in their Appalachian town Sweetie is an outcast, a sinister influence, or worse. This poignant and haunting story takes readers deep inside the bittersweet heart of childhood loyalties.
A West Virginia native, Kat Magendie came home to Maggie Valley via South Louisiana, where she reclusively writes and co-edits/publishes The Rose & Thorn online journal. Visit her at www.kathrynmagendie.com
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"i really loved this book. it brought me back to lee smith before menopause turned her writing a little too dark. (she does have a new book out that i won't be able to resist...) anyway, beautifully rural north carolina. great character descriptions and development. read but don't rush." — Kendall (4 out of 5 stars)
"i really loved this book. it brought me back to lee smith before menopause turned her writing a little too dark. (she does have a new book out that i won't be able to resist...) anyway, beautifully rural north carolina. great character descriptions and development. read but don't rush."
" This is a coming-of-age novel set in the Smoky Mountains. Having just come home from a trip there, it was a nice surprise that this novel was set there. I loved this book. "
" I thought this was a great book. However, I did think the ending left a lot to be desired. "
" Loved the book. But not my favorite type of ending. It either needed to be longer, or end different "
" Love the fact that the story is set in Haywood County, in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain. Just one county over from me; its home! "
" I got this free on my Kindle and didn't realize it was a Young Adult novel, so I kept waiting for them to describe what things had actually happened to Sweetie and her mother. Wanted to know more, but overall, liked the book. "
" The ending did suck! But overall, this was an okay coming of age tale. Nothing really awesome or really awful. "
" For something that I got for $2 from the Kindle Store, this book was surprisingly gripping. The beginning is slow, but towards the end, I was delaying going to bed just to finish chapters. "
" The beginning and the end were slow and disappointing but I did enjoy the middle. "
" This book took a couple of chapters for me to "get into" it, but by the end I had laughed and cried. It is a wonderful story of life, coming of age and friendship. "
" This was a cute and heart warming story. A good read. "
" Odd but entertaining. A good free kindle book. "
" Surprised how just a little chance-read book could touch me so. "
" Haunting. Made me want to live in the woods of NC even more... "
" A very easy and simple read. Good story of a young and lasting friendship. "
" Read it SO FAST. Such a good book. Relateable characters and great writing. Loved it. "
" Stuttering Melissa and the wild mountain girl named Sweetie form a friendship and this is a story of childhood loyalties. "
" Kind of slow in the beginning but definitely worth finishing. "
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