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by Alecia Whitaker
The best songs come from broken hearts.
Bird Barrett has grown up on the road, singing backup in her family's bluegrass band and playing everywhere from Nashville, Tennessee, to Nowhere, Oklahoma. But one fateful night, when Bird fills in for her dad by singing lead, a scout in the audience offers her a spotlight all her own.
Soon Bird is caught up in a whirlwind of songwriting meetings, recording sessions, and music-video shoots. Her first single hits the top twenty, and suddenly fans and paparazzi are around every corner. She's even caught the eye of her longtime crush, fellow roving musician Adam Dean. With Bird's star on the rise, though, the rest of her life falls into chaos as tradition and ambition collide. Can Bird break out while staying true to her roots?
In a world of glamour and gold records, a young country music star finds her voice.
"Fans of shows like Nashville will fly through this like Bird on her fiddle." - Publishers Weekly
"Instant success isn't always this easy, but Wildflower gives the reader a satisfying novel with a cast of characters who are all worthy of making it to the top of the charts." - School Library Journal
"This tender introduction to a newly minted country superstar sets the stage for a compelling series. Fiction. 12-16." - Kirkus
"Bird's friendships and relationships with Adam and her family are respectful and wholesome, making this an appropriate read even for middle schoolers." - VOYA
"Whitaker's novel Wildflower is pitch perfect and bursting with soul and heart." - Gwendolyn Heasley, author of Where I Belong and Don't Call Me Baby
"Authentic, romantic, and entertaining - Wildflower and Bird will make you fly." - Rebecca Serle, author of The Edge of Falling
"Wildflower's Bird Barett is a country music star you won't soon forget." - Jen Calonita, author of the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series and Summer State of Mind
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Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
Alecia Whitaker grew up on a small tobacco and cattle farm in Cynthiana, Kentucky. She is the author of The Queen of Kentucky, as well as an actress, and currently lives in New York City with her husband two sons. She has been caught at her desk laughing several times at the voices in her head while she works. Visit her at www.aleciawhitaker.com.
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