"You can't be broken if you've never been whole." Samantha Snyder is one of the people most wounded by the memories of the Refuge. Sure, everyone's heard about the horror, but when it's what you live with every day, it becomes much worse than just a horror. Determined to put the man who has caused her the most pain behind bars, Samantha makes a decision that lands her in a situation that is bound to reveal more than she can afford to share. When a curious boy begins to dive deeper into her story, she has to decide between letting people in or running and losing the only chance she may ever get to defeat her father. Book Two of All For One peeps! Jojo X OC because literally who doesn't love Jojo. And if you don't, go re-watch the Newsies. #1 in 1899 on 09/05/21 #1 in Elmer on 09/22/21 #2 in Refuge on 10/02/21

"You ain't a newsie." "How's ya so sure?" "I know my newsies. And you ain't one of 'em." -- in which a trolley striker's daughter with a secret to hide winds up with a troubled newsboy and is able to find common ground. ( finch cortes ) ( finch x oc ) ( newsies ) As much as I wish I did, I do not own Newsies and therefore cannot take credit. Only Lane and a few select others are mine. [ this book contains certain themes of mental illness, violence, religion and death ] { book one of the background newsies } Started: 8/12/20 Finished: 28/3/21

❝we didn't realize we were making memories❞ Sometimes the beginning, isn't really the beginning. Sure, the story may start at a certain point, but that doesn't make it the big "Once upon a time" so to speak. Feister Johnson has a rather mysterious origin not many know about. How did she become a newsie? How did she get her nickname? How come she has such a hard shell? Well, that's the beauty of an origin story, isn't it? (Book 5) (Prequel to A Girl Newsie) Started: 6.1.20 Ended: 4.2.21

❝said "i'm fine but it wasn't true❞ The Newsies had just won their strike against Pulitzer, but in the aftermath of all the action, a news girl is left with a hunting memory that returns to her mind every time she closes her eyes. This causes her push everyone away, and shut down from what happened. Yet, there's one newsie who won't be pushed out so easily. (Book 4) (Sequel to Strike) Started: 8.19.19 Ended: 9.30.19

❝every night that summer just to seal my fate❞ Hawking headlines, making ends meet, surviving until tomorrow, that's all there was to life. So how can they, a gang of ragtag boys and their girl face off the king makers of New York when all odds are against them? (Book 3) (Sequel to The Past Comes Back) Started: 6.17.19 Ended: 8.2.19

❝and in the middle of my chaos there was you❞ When a past comes back for a feisty news girl, her life ends up turning upside down in the worst way possible. She's scared that this past, will ruin her future, along with everything else she loves. Meanwhile, while comforting Feister in this whole mess, Mush slowly starts to realize that maybe there has been some spark all this time. (Book 2) (Sequel to A Girl Newsie) Started: 8.10.18 Ended: 9.28.18

❝we were just so close it's tragic❞ The life of a newsie is tough, especially when you happen to be the only girl in a sea full of boys. Head strong and feisty as she may be, Feister quickly starts to learn that not everything can stay the same forever. When life begins to throw one curveball after the other she starts becoming distant from the boys, including her best friend, who just might be the main cause of that. (Book 1) Started: 6.22.18 Ended: 7.20.18

"You love her don't you?" Cassandra Higgins is a spirited Newsie in the year 1899. Forced to fight a battle to win her and her friends freedom, she begins to discover that friendship is the most important thing in the world. Taken on a rollercoaster ride of unwanted emotions, facing her past, and trying to win a strike, Cassandra must overcome all the obstacles if she wants any hope of attaining her goals. Book One of All For One, a Newsies Fanfiction Series (ALBERT X OC) #1 in daveyjacobs on 07/29/21 #2 in racetrack on 08/14/21

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