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Fifteen-year-old Gwen Stanford isn't pretty, or popular, or at all an extrovert - and up until now she didn't mind. Mostly, she just journals and reads and waits for her best friend, Jeremy, to fall in love with her. In short, life is at least what Gwen would deem manageable, until new-girl Charlie Jackson walks into the picture with chaos and mayhem not far behind her. + + + SS #525 / read reviews at w.tt/1LxuqVC ➙ currently being rewritten behind the scenes! stay tuned for updates.

Our heroine Alysson Crowe has moved to a new town with strange occupants. Drama begins to unfold quickly as she attends the nearby high school, and memories of her father bring her new friends closer. Follow Alysson's life in Life of a Stranger to see what happens.