Famous in a Small Town

When I was little, I thought that once fireworks went off, all those shiny bits would rain back down to earth like brightly colored coins. And if I could just find them, if I could run to where they fell, I could collect them all up and keep them. I didn't understand that they weren't something you could grasp once they'd been spent. Their existence was temporary—you had to lose them in order to appreciate them.

A coming-of-age plot with delightful friendships... this sure has the author's signature vibe that I like, but I just didn't love this as much as her previous works. I felt like there was so much going on that wasn't really interesting for me. Still cute though.