false 5083254 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 5083254 1 5149972 7 7 2009 Secrets of Truth and Beauty total:89|5:24|4:31|3:28|2:4|1:2| 89 338 238 41 2105840 3.80 89 41 44476422 1331981 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 5 1 false Mon Jan 26 21:00:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 21:31:14 -0800 2009
Dara was Little Miss Maine at seven; now seventeen, she has abundant hips and breasts, and a consciousness that she doesn't fit the prevailing American ideal of female beauty.

When her clever portrayal of soci...more...]]> 38434943 740903 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 5 1 false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 01:53:55 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 12:21:20 -0800 2008
After a misunderstood school ...more...]]> 42350213 1791555 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 4 1 false Thu Jan 08 08:44:53 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:20:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76072630 41490 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 19:48:13 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 19:56:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65585514 1125613 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 5 0 false Thu Jul 30 16:35:47 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 16:38:55 -0700 2009
What would you do if you found out that you actually have an older sister that you have never even met or knew about?

This is what happened to Dara. She accidentally found out that she had a sister who was seventeen years older th...more...]]> 48983253 9733 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 5 1 false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 18:51:43 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 19:04:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 78759677 826906 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 3 0 false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 12:00:22 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 22:16:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 79928935 1178011 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 19:09:58 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 16:47:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 61931451 2178595 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Jul 02 14:09:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 12:43:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38451052 42949 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 5 1 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 23 09:28:07 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 11 07:18:49 -0800 2009 76552524 1421221 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 3 0 false Mon Nov 02 21:23:47 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 21:34:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 52729577 931848 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 3 0 false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 20:44:54 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 10:42:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 59988005 2316147 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 3 0 false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 21:58:29 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 12:48:44 -0700 2009 Pub Date: July 2009

Summary: Dara Cohen was the cutest seven-year-old. She was a star when it came to singing.

No wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

Now at the age of seventeen, Dara isn't so little anymore.

When her classmates find out about her pa...more...]]> 52018099 1928123 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 20:22:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 20:34:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49193504 1619431 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:28:24 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 13:58:12 -0700 2009
What I enjoyed and admired about Secrets of Truth and Beauty was the Dara's ability and courage to finally go after the thing she wanted. She didn't...more...]]> 47993574 1539316 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 4 0 false Mon Mar 02 08:09:34 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:19:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46090827 1676535 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 4 0 false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 11 17:50:37 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 26 14:32:13 -0700 2009
Dara was the typical "Fat girl" though she had many other qualities that made her quite likable and someone you could relate to. Sure, she sometimes felt insecure about her weight...more...]]> 41600644 1350957 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
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Dara grew up not knowing anything about her sister so when she decided to make an abrupt visit, she is shock...more...]]> 77474267 1056485 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
]]> 2009 5 0 false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:51:36 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:52:06 -0800 2009
This book really pulled me in. I liked Dara in the beginning, but particularly enjoyed her journey throughout the book. I liked th...more...]]> 67214361 261955 5083254 1423117115 9781423117117 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179m/5083254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239242179s/5083254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5083254.Secrets_of_Truth_and_Beauty 3.80 89 And the first runner up is...When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.

That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won't get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor's office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.
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