{"product_id":"golden","title":"Golden","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eShortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers, 2026\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA life-affirming, upbeat story about friendship, loss, first love, what it is to be an artist, and life in an idyllic Australian beach town-from an exciting new YA voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI play around with the colours for a few minutes, mixing them with the white. The colours I end up with aren't perfect, but they'll do. I don't know why I like pastel colours so much. My life would be easier if I could get into dark colours, but what can I say? My heart is made of pastel confetti.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGolden is a warm-hearted optimistic story about friends and friendship and art and beauty-and the power of letting yourself be loved...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you work in the juice bar of your small coastal town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen your twin brother is the fun one with all the friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen something happened a year ago that you can't talk about, but everything makes you remember it.\u003cbr\u003eWhen it might have been all your fault. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen going to the beach, to that beach, takes all the air out of your lungs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you're training for the town's annual Mud Run that you're not even sure you want to enter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you're drawn to colours and pencils and paint, but you're not an artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the new guy in town, the one who makes you feel you're charged with electricity, seems to want to hang out with you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it comes time to let your friends back in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exceptional glimpse into how one family grapples with grief and change.'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Muse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deeply moving tribute to the power of friendships and sibling relationships. Heartbreaking and heart healing-and it's funny, too. What a gem of a book!'  \u003cb\u003eMiranda Luby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Golden is exactly what we need in Australian young adult fiction right now-it is authentic, readable, relatable and dark without being depressing.' \u003cb\u003eKarys McEwen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paperbark Tree Committee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A book full of colour and beauty...Not to be missed!' \u003cb\u003eKids' Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Jade Timms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516757868605,"sku":null,"price":21.84,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781923058354.jpg?v=1787572186","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/golden","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}