The Sweetheart of Prosper County Book

Almost-15-year-old Austin Gray is tired of standing at the curb and watching the parade pass her by. Literally. She decides this is the year sheâ??ll ride on the hood of a shiny pickup truck in the annual parade, waving to the crowd and finally showing the town bully that sheâ??s got what it takes to be the Sweetheart of Prosper County. But far from simply being a beauty contest, becoming Sweetheart involves participation in the Future Farmers of America (FFA), raising an animal, and hunting or fishing. Austin will do almost anything to become Sweetheart, and has the support of her oldest friend, Maribel, her new FFA friends (including the reigning Sweetheart, and a quiet, cute cowboy), an evangelical Elvis impersonator, a mysterious Cajun outcast, and a rooster named Charles Dickens. If only her momma would stop overprotecting her, and start letting Austin live her own life. But Austin canâ??t move on until Momma moves on, tooâ??and lets the grief of losing Austinâ??s daddy several years before out into the open. Here is a bighearted story that will leave readers agreeing with Austin that sometimes, itâ??s not what you ride, itâ??s how you roll.Read More