The Disappearing Artist
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"now i'll break this rhyme scheme
to say that even the smartest
will never expose me
for i'm the disappearing artist."
• • •
Cooper Columbus is not ready for senior year. His parents know it, his sister knows it, the whole world knows it.
He doesn't.
Had it been a normal year, though, he might have managed to slip by school and into the real world.
But it's not a normal year, for him, or for anyone at Metropolis High.
For that, you can blame the Disappearing Artist, the mysterious vandal who dresses in black hoodies, leaves taunting notes and sneaks around after dark.
And, similar to the way he's not ready to take on senior year, Cooper Columbus is not ready to take on the Disappearing Artist.
But he's stupid enough to try anyway.
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