Golden

Title: Golden

Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes (blog) (twitter)

Genre: Supernatural, High School, Young Adult

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: July 25, 2006

Hardcover: 256 pages

Original Language: English (American)

Audiobook or physical book: Overdrive Audiobook (5:50:11)

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Amazon Description

When Lissy James moves from California to Oklahoma, she finds herself in the middle of a teenage nightmare: a social scene to rival a Hollywood movie. And if understanding the hierarchy of the Goldens vs. the Nons isn’t hard enough, Lissy’s ever growing Aura Vision is getting harder and harder to hide, and if she’s not careful, she’s going to become a Non faster than you can say “freak.”

But it’s becoming clear that Emory High has a few secrets of its own. Around the halls, the term “special powers” goes way beyond one’s ability to attract the opposite sex, and there may be something more evil than the A-crowd lurking in the classrooms. Lissy can see a lot more than the average girl, but she’s about to learn the hard way that things aren’t always as they appear and you can’t always judge a girl by her lip gloss.

My summary/Description

Felicity “Lissy” James is moved from California to her mother’s hometown in Oklahoma. The reason, her mother’s psychic ability was unable to rescue one kidnapped and murdered little boy until after to was too late. She dreads starting over at a new school.

Lissy herself has a gift, known in her family as having the sight. She sees auras around people, auras that tell her about people’s personalities and moods. She quickly dreads her new high school, with a popular clique known as Goldens, along with their pink and purple auras.

During the first day of school she discovers additional uses to her powers and finds a person with an evil aura. She must find a way to fit into her new school and untangle the many mysteries and secrets the student body has to hide.

Overall

I love the student body has super powers genre, a little like Charlie Bone and Harry Potter. So I loved this book. It wasn’t too long and I loved the mystery surrounding strange events at the school. The final result was a little on the predictable side, but I think it was perfect for the younger teen audience for which I think this book is intended.

This was Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ first book, published when she was only 19. I wish my library’s audiodrive system had more books by her.

Locations

Oklahoma

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