This coming-of-age mystery is perfect for fans of Karen M. 'Weisenberg creates page-turning suspense surrounding a criminal mystery full of family secrets as the reader follows Poppy on her journey of self-discovery as well as unearthing her family’s past. A Rapunzel-esque tale about breaking free, finding out who you are and where you can go, This Golden State shines.' The book transforms as you read, revealing layers that include a twisting, high-wire crime thriller, a sensual teen romance and, most significantly, a story about finding your place in your family. 'Marit Weisenberg hits the ball out of the park in This Golden State. Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King “ This Golden State is that rarest combination of a page-turning, gripping plot that will keep you enthralled for hours, and a soul-stirring, coming-of-age story that will set your heart aflame.” “ This Golden State is a luminous and gripping novel about family, identity, and what it means to love and to let go. Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Wood A propulsive tale full of crystalline insights, told with such delicate ferocity.' “ This Golden State's mashup of gorgeously drawn coming of age and utterly gripping mystery had me magnetized to the page.

Named to YALSA’s Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers List Determined to protect her family but desperate for more, Poppy must ask: How much of herself does she owe her family? And is it a betrayal to find her own place in the world? Unraveling the shocking truth of her parents’ real identities, Poppy realizes that the DNA test has undone decades of careful work to keep her family anonymous-and the past is dangerously close to catching up to them. Just as she starts to settle into her new life and even begins opening up to a boy in her math class, the forgotten test results bring her crashing back to reality.

Determined to find out the truth, she mails in a home DNA test. When a move to California exposes a crack in her parents’ airtight planning, Poppy realizes how fragile her world is. Still, her curiosity grows each year, as does her desire for real friends and the chance to build on something, instead of leaving behind school projects, teams, and crushes at a moment’s notice. Poppy doesn’t know why her family has been running her whole life, but she does know that there are dire consequences if they’re ever caught.

We wish we could tell you who we are, but we can’t.

Keeping our family together is everything.ĥ. If you sense anything is wrong, go immediately to the meeting spot.Ĥ. The Winslow family lives by five principles:ģ. Marit Weisenberg’s This Golden State follows a family on the run, a restless teenage daughter hungry for the truth, and the simple DNA test that threatens their carefully crafted world

This golden state by marit weisenberg