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The Summer Before

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Reads 241
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Parts 18
Time 1h 57m

adventure blaire familes friends historicalfiction jack london orphans war wwll

5 children who live in London are sent away to live in the countryside during WWll because of the threat of bombs. The  boy who is too young to fight, the sister who wishes her brother would notice her, the twins, and the girl who's too shy to talk to anyone. They're all the unlikeliest of friends but they come to love each other like family.

Started: April 4th, 2019
Completed: May 21st, 2019
Stats as of May 21st, 2019:
#1 Blaire out of 197 stories
#10 orphans out of 1.5k stories
#606 war out of 67.4k stories
#177 London out of 14.9k stories 
#121 families out of 2.2k stories
#2 WWll out of 28 storiesAll Rights Reserved

adventure blaire familes friends historicalfiction jack london orphans war wwll

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brothers. (2021) Fourth Edition (2023) After 12 years of being in foster care, Diana Watson has had enough of the failing system. She is moved into her 23rd family: the Fields, with two parents and four sons. While the parents are kind to her, providing her with a beautiful home and her own room, the sons seem to see her as some sort of pest. Diana's mental strength is crumbling under their hatred, adding on to the past decade of trauma. Will this family be her saving grace? Or will they finally push her over the edge? WARNING: This story contains triggering themes including but not limited to: physical, emotional, and mental abuse; mentions (but no descriptive depictions) of sexual abuse; and suicidal depictions and actions. Reader discretion is advised.

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18 Going On 30 || h.s. au by hotgirlharry

They've known each other since they were eleven, inseparable best friends for as long as they can remember, but long distance and spotty behavior causes them to lose touch after graduation. When Maddie and Harry run into each other again ten years later, what happens when feelings that were pushed away begin to resurface? EXCERPT: "How about this..." He suddenly gets an idea, a bold one, but he can't help but share it. "If neither of us are married by thirty, let's get married." Obviously, she'll be married by thirty. She's perfect, and any man who's as dense as a rock could see it. Surely, someone will sweep her off her feet and put a ring on her finger in the next twelve years, it's inevitable with the type of person she is. Deep down he wants it to be him, but he wouldn't dare make a move that could ruin the strongest friendship he's had his entire life. Maddie finds herself smiling at Harry's idea, she loves it. It won't happen though, because some girl in the future is bound to fall in love with Harry and his kind heart, and he'll be head over heels for her too. It's inevitable that someone will fall in love with his dimpled smile and caring soul, and even though Maddie already has, she wouldn't dare make a move that could ruin the strongest friendship she's had her entire life. The age of thirty is twelve years away for them, it's too obvious that nothing will come from this harmless bet. "Deal." "Really?" Harry raises his eyebrows, amused at her response. "Really." They shake hands just as the song comes to an end and another one begins. But Harry doesn't let go of Lainey's hand, instead he catches her off guard by spinning her under his arm and dipping her. "You better not fall in love then." STARTED MARCH 2021 COMPLETED OCTOBER 2021 *NOT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAL HARRY STYLES OR HIS CAREER*

Little Shelby Girl by flowerboomer2020

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Ten Reasons Not to Die by SGdeadaccount

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brothers.

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