The Saturday Program: Plot Garrett Cliffe is a 18-year-old boy, who does not wish to end high school. To be forever young, not worrying about obligations or responsibilities. His last year in school, evokes many what-ifs situations, panic attacks, and clinical depression. He is enlisted to a new program in their school that helps students that are confused and troubled about graduating; The Saturday Program. He meets the new student in school, Charley Friday, a 17-year-old weird, tough, but attractive girl. He also learns that she is one of the students that are chosen in the said program. He meets the other kids that are enlisted to the program; Molly Oswald, the half-blind who is a former drug-addict, Heather Pratt an anorexic girl, A nerd with ADHD who was a drug-dealer in his freshman-year; Sander Connick, and Tyler Green, a boy who's afraid of being rejected. Will they overcome the fears and troubles they have? Is there a chance for them to start over? A story that many can relate to.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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