Una vida moldeada tanto por la idílica simplicidad de una granja de Kentucky como por el ritmo implacable de la ciudad de Nueva York informa la perspectiva única de esta autora. Su origen le inculcó una fuerte ética de trabajo y una sensibilidad práctica, que ahora canaliza en sus esfuerzos creativos. Habiendo perfeccionado su escritura a través de diversos elogios y actuaciones, traduce estas experiencias formativas en narrativas convincentes que exploran la interacción entre su pasado y su presente.
Fourteen-year-old Ricki Jo Winstead wants to leave her farmer's daughter image behind to fit in with the popular crowd at school. As she changes her style and priorities, she risks losing her true self. A pivotal incident on her friend Luke's farm helps her understand that true friendship outweighs popularity.
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.