ad·o·les·cence /ˌadlˈesəns/ Noun The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult. Poetry #131 Non-Fiction #51

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Two years ago Adrian Monico was dragged out of his best friends house to his once estranged fathers. He never got a proper goodbye or any of his belonging. His father ripped up Adrian's past and threw it in the trash, leaving behind the girl Adrian had loved; Annalise Winsten . In those two years, she shot up, her popularity hitting higher marks then ever before, she'd always been the most popular girl at school, now the head cheerleader, the girlfriend of the football captain; everything she was supposed to be. But she never could fully let go of the feeling something was missing. Someone. But now Adrian's back, the once rowdy kid full of life, a quiet , shy teen hoping for a certain someone's attention without having to go begging for it. When Annalise's mind begins playing tricks on her and she begins seeing Adrian's look alike will she search for the truth or move on like he's trying to? Will she learn of his former life, the one thing he can never get far enough from? Can Adrian's past find him and drag him and Annalise down the dark twisted road he calls reality?

For every loss, there must be a gain. Sophie Jacobs is a romance bookworm and a writing prodigy. Her writing skills stretch back to her early days, when she was just learning to hold a crayon. She would sit side-by-side with her mother, with a computer set in front of her with a keyboard sturdy enough to keep up with her vivacious speed. But everything turns upside-down. A tragic event occurs, and she must make a difficult decision. When she begins her new life in Orange City, Iowa, Sophie gets reeled in by two boys who seem to have been pitted against each other as rivals since the day they were born. Her problems get more serious as her life come on the line in the boys' battle to win her heart. In the end, only one will succeed, and the other shall be left behind. Cover by PaulinaTheViolinist

Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.

When three high school students who seem to be exact opposites, but really are more alike than they seem, accidentally write their English essay on the exact same topic, their English teacher calls them together. She doesn't suspect that they were cheating-after all, they hardly know each other. No. Instead she wants them to collaborate on a speech to enter in the State Oratory Contest. If these three students want to win the competition, they will have to work together despite their conflicting personalities, deal with nasty competitors, and somehow find the courage to stand up against the way things have always been.

Sophie Christophers is a sixteen-year-old girl who everyone adores. Everyone feels as if they must stay with her, that she is so delicate and fragile she cannot be left alone for one moment. They want to help her, to make her happy and keep her that way. When she smiles at them, they want to do more for her. When she thanks them, they want to do more things in order for her to thank them again. But does anyone ever wonder, is she ever doing all that on purpose? When they help her, do they ever notice that they are being deceived? This story revolves around Sophie's journey in her life, and how she can be changed just by the influence of the handsome but fascinatingly strange boy, James Donovan.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION The Bro Code says to leave no bro behind... But what happens when you have to choose between love and friendship? ***** Nick Maguire would never betray his best friends, Carter and Austin, by breaking The Bro Code, and he knows they'd never do that either. They've got each other's backs. That is, until Carter's sister, Eliza, returns from Australia. Unfortunately, Eliza is basically incredible, and Nick almost immediately falls head over heels. The two begin to form an undeniable bond that crackles with electricity - and spells a whole lot of trouble. Nick is about to find out that codes are made to be broken. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]