Una vita plasmata sia dall'idilliaca semplicità di una fattoria del Kentucky sia dal ritmo implacabile di New York City informa la prospettiva unica di questa autrice. Il suo background le ha instillato una forte etica del lavoro e un senso pratico, che ora incanala nelle sue imprese creative. Avendo affinato la sua scrittura attraverso vari riconoscimenti e performance, traduce queste esperienze formative in narrazioni avvincenti che esplorano l'interazione tra il suo passato e il suo 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.