The Art of Running Away
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In Mia's world the word freedom does not exist. It's the beginning of summer and all she wants is two weeks of no responsibility. When her parents won't even give her that that, she does the unthinkable, she leaves. And who better to come with? Her best friend Eden, and the bad boy who weasels his way into their plan.
They don't know where they're going, or how long they'll be gone.. But that's the art of running away
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