The Boy in My Basement
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Last published Thu, Feb 11, 2016
Meet Lexi Starling, she's not your typical teen girl, given her Caribbean background everyone automatically stereotypes her. She has to be society's version of a Caribbean girl but she's not, she's a hardcore gamer, and hates rap music. She likes to keep to herself and only has a few friends. It only takes a few words to shake up her life. "We are going to touch up the basement a bit and have a family move in with us" And it only takes one boy to get her to experience love and heartbreak all over again
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