| Title: | Burnt Orange: Color Me Wasted | Author First Name: | Melody | Author Last Name: | Carlson | Co-Author First Name: | | Co-Author Last Name: | | Series: | TrueColors | Series #: | 5 | Publisher: | NavPress | ISBN: | 1576835332 | Genre: | Realistic | Sub Genre: | None | Target Gender: | Females | Target Age: | 16 and up | Issue: Death: | Loss | Issue: Lifestyle: | Alcohol/Drugs | Issue: Physical: | None | Issue: Relationships: | Friendships | Issue: Religion: | Christianity | Issue: Self Image: | None | Issue: Spiritual: | Obedience | Summary: | "It’s not like I can really keep a lid on the big news that I, Amber Conrad, a slightly nerdish pastor’s kid, went to the party last night. I know as well as anyone how rumors can fly through the information mill, but usually the rumors are about someone else. I don’t think there’s ever been a rumor about me personally. Like, who would care? Of course, now that I’m a senior and graduation is only two months away, well maybe I don’t really care either. I mean, hey, maybe it’s about time I did something worth talking about!" And so Amber begins accepting when a popular girl and a guy she likes at school starts offering her more and more alcohol. After a while it doesn't seem so bad. When her friend tries to get her to promise to stop, Amber just isn't sure she's ready to go that far. Maybe avoid getting drunk and driving, but is hanging out with these kids really so bad? Maybe she can be a witness to them or something. How far will Amber go? What would it take to make her stop?
| Extra Notes: | Amber not only has to deal with drinking, being drunk while driving, avoiding getting caught, trying to witness to Claire, trying to keep her best friend from being mad at her, but at the end of the book she sees the deadly consequences drinking can have when someone is killed. The book definitely ends on an extremely intense note. | Reviewer: | J:-)mi | Recommendation Scale: | 4 |
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