Girl Overboard By, Justina Chen Headley
5 Stars
"The worst thing about having it all, is having to deal with it all - the good, the bad, and the just plain weird. 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 as Syrah reveals in her manga journal, most of what glitters in her life is fool's gold. Her half-sibs hate her, her best friend's girlfriend is threatening their friendship, and a snowboarding accident exiles her from the mountains - the one place where she feels free and accepted for who she is, not what she has. After Syrah rehabs her busted-up knee and broken heart, makes a new friend, uncovers a family secret, and discovers a way to help a young girl with leukemia, she is finally able to realize her real worth." -Front Cover Flap.
At first, you are probably thinking this is just an average sports novel and how the girl gets everything she wants by the end. Well, I can tell you, you are absolutely wrong. This story is an amazing work by a fabulous author, Justina Chen Headley. It's about a girl, who has it all, but somehow is missing a piece of her life, and how she puts it together. Syrah, the main character developed as a girl who wanted to be a champion to a girl who wanted to make a difference. This book is for everyone who wants to make a difference. If you snowboard or not, you will still love this book!
Please go to www.burton.com/GoOverboardGrant , to learn more about the "Go Overboard Grant" and on how you can get a grant to 1000 dollars!
5 Stars
"The worst thing about having it all, is having to deal with it all - the good, the bad, and the just plain weird. 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 as Syrah reveals in her manga journal, most of what glitters in her life is fool's gold. Her half-sibs hate her, her best friend's girlfriend is threatening their friendship, and a snowboarding accident exiles her from the mountains - the one place where she feels free and accepted for who she is, not what she has. After Syrah rehabs her busted-up knee and broken heart, makes a new friend, uncovers a family secret, and discovers a way to help a young girl with leukemia, she is finally able to realize her real worth." -Front Cover Flap.
At first, you are probably thinking this is just an average sports novel and how the girl gets everything she wants by the end. Well, I can tell you, you are absolutely wrong. This story is an amazing work by a fabulous author, Justina Chen Headley. It's about a girl, who has it all, but somehow is missing a piece of her life, and how she puts it together. Syrah, the main character developed as a girl who wanted to be a champion to a girl who wanted to make a difference. This book is for everyone who wants to make a difference. If you snowboard or not, you will still love this book!
Please go to www.burton.com/GoOverboardGrant , to learn more about the "Go Overboard Grant" and on how you can get a grant to 1000 dollars!
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