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Dirty Faces- Book 1 by Shubird
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Not much ever seems to happen in the Appalachian coal-mining town where Ginny lives with her family. That all changes at the start of the summer of 1940, when a letter addressed to her mother shows up in the mailbox. Prompted by news in the letter, her mother announces that she will be taking care of family matters elsewhere - and leaving conniving tomboy Ginny and her introverted older brother Kody at home - while she does so. When Ginny finds herself consumed by the mystery surrounding a strange old house, she sets out to solve it once and for all. Little does she know what secrets it holds. And neither she, nor Kody, is prepared for how much the summer will change them, or for what they will discover.
The New Twenty by Seluke33
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***WATTYS 2017 WINNER*** When the newly single, 40 year-old Jeff Dempsey suffers an agonizing humiliation at his high school reunion, he comes to realize he has accomplished almost nothing with his life. Armed with this new found insight, Jeff charges headlong into the bold new adventure of becoming the man he always wanted to be. With the help of Ashley, his enthusiastic life coach and guide in this new journey, Niko, his best friend and legendary womanizer, and Louie, the schlubby lord-of-the-idiots, Jeff commits to embracing all the daring life experiences that passed him by. Because 40 doesn't have to mean that your best days are behind you. 40 doesn't have to signify the countdown to the end. For Jeff Dempsey...40 is The New Twenty.
Strange Yarns by JoshSaltzman
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WATTY 2016 WINNER of the HQ Love Award! Strange Yarns is a ball of tangled tales. Twisted, knotted, and intertwined. Like Tales of the Crypt, the Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits. Strange Yarns is not just a collection of ghastly tales, these are yarns, and yarns are sewed together. Follow the yarns and see the grand design... think of this as an evil quilt. Ghost, ghouls, and cannibals being studied for nutrition research, Strange Yarns has got it all. ALL EXCEPT HAPPY ENDINGS!!! (The Author's Lawyer's retain the rights to define happy endings.) I'd love it if you'd vote. And if you really like them please share with a friend. And if you hated them, please share with an enemy. *Josh Saltzman is a Canadian Comedy Award winning writer and director. Recently he was the head writer of season 2 and 3 of Inspector Gadget on Netflix. His other credits include Fangbone! (Disney XD), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Animated Series (Sony/DHX), and in live action Call Me Fitz (HBO Canada). Josh has also made lots of weird videos you can find on youtube.
The Quirky Tale of April Hale (Quirky Series #1) by demonicblackcat
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Self-proclaimed weirdo April Hale and the notorious troublemaker Ryder Black have been living side by side for more than ten years. Both never attempted to communicate with each other, but on the night Ryder Black is thrown out by his own father, he asks her a question that might change both of their lives: "March, will you let me stay in your room?" He even got her name wrong. - A coming of age story about loss, the wonders of falling in love, and ultimately, pretending to be normal. Get inside April's distorted and yet humorous perspective, and watch as her tale unfolds into a shocking finish. COVER BY @RIVIIX
Everyone Un-Died + My Gardener Bit Me: The Oral History of the Zombie Apocalypse by AaronRubicon
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"Sure, it was robots this time. But who's to say that it won't be zombies next time? And when the zombies do come, who's going to be ready for it? Me." - Marietta "I mean, like, say what you want about the robots, but at least they weren't gross!" - Lila Welcome to the long-awaited sequel to the irreverent and uproarious 2015 Watty Award-winning EVERYONE DIED + MY iPHONE STOPPED WORKING! It's been three years since humanity was *almost* wiped out and the lucky survivors are now breathing easy, confident that they no longer have anything to fear from murderous robots. And indeed, they do not. But unbeknownst to them, there is another extinction-level threat on the horizon. It's a ferocious new enemy... and it smells terrible. Cover art courtesy of my ridiculously talented friend Dave Pressler. http://www.davepresslerart.com
She's Bad News by Bright_as_night
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When Corinna Evans' mother is sent to prison, Corinna has nowhere else to go so she moves back in with her father and his family. Determined to make it through these last few months of school, she only wants to keep a low profile and get by but someone keeps getting in her way. Tyler Flynn has been best friends with Corinna's brother forever and she's never liked him. What happens when her feelings start to change? And will her family ever forgive her for her past?
Everyone Died+My iPhone Stopped Working: An Oral History of The Robot Apocalypse by AaronRubicon
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*****WATTYS 2015 WINNER!***** WATTPAD STAFF PICK (9/7/15) In the end, the robots win. But you already knew that. "Everyone Died + My iPhone Stopped Working" is a collection of short interviews with some of the survivors. People who have tremendous insight into the rise of Artificially Intelligent machines or, more often, don't. Why did the robots rise up? What did they want? Why couldn't they be stopped? Can they be stopped now? Is humanity doomed? And what the f--k is going on with the squirrels? You will get the answers to all of these questions. Or some of these questions. Or none of these questions. We'll see. I will be updating this once a week until I run out of stuff that I find funny. Then I'm done. Cover art courtesy of the hilarious and ridiculously talented Dave Pressler. (http://www.davepresslerart.com)
Penelope by Taibitties
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After transferring schools and being sent to live with her father and older brother Hunter, her first night being back Penelope is arrested and her father isn't pleased. He gives her a choice either be a good girl or he was sending her to nunnery. Penelope knew not take her fathers threats lightly and agreed. Penelope is looking for to quiet junior year keeping head down and out of trouble, getting good grades and most importantly staying away from boys. Oh if life was that easy for her.The Dawson boys were notorious bad boys, they fought even sometimes with each other, the cut class, seductive and charming. It helped a lot that they exceptionally wealthy and their parents would get them out of any situation. Penny had no idea what she was getting herself into when her new friends convince her to go the Dawson's homecoming party. Who knew that in one night Penny would go from a little nobody to the most popular girl in school. That's exactly what she didn't want to be again. Ryder Dawson and his brother Axel have never liked or had been attracted to the same girl before but when Penelope makes an appearance both brothers are entranced by her not just her beauty but her daring personality. She's was dressed up as a good girl but the boys knew better. They were going to get her show them the real Penelope, but are they ready for the real Penelope?
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In 27 Days (Watty Award Winner 2012) by HonorInTheRain
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Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.
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Fair Game (#TextrovertOneShot) by ChocolateTemptations
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When Keeley bumps into Talon (quite literally) at the fair, her day suddenly becomes a lot more interesting...