North Shore High School's societal peace, which numerous Plastics and Junior Plastics unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt, came to a sudden end in the fall of 2016 when notorious local bully Connor Davis stepped onto campus for the first time. Two years later, the despotic influence that he possesses over nearly half of Evanston, Illinois, has already spread like wildfire to the school's students and staff thanks to his social status, connections, schemes, and antagonism.
Henry Nelson has always been the unpopular guy that numerous people love to continuously bully, and as a result, he has become used to putting on a friendly mask in order to hide his intense cynicism and sarcasm. When he becomes North Shore's newest student, it doesn't take long for him to realize what's going on. Not too long after his arrival, though, the skeptical sufferer meets Alice Williams, the former leader of the disbanded Junior Plastics. With the mean boy of the school serving as their shared archenemy, the platonic pair jointly decide to permanently end his reign of terror once and for all.
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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