1981, New York
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Ongoing, First published Mar 23, 2020
Mature
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Catcher in the Rye meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this coming of age tale. 

Life is complicated for nineteen-year-old Miles Henderson. He was supposed to go to community college, graduate, and leave his crime polluted community for good. 

But when his father was diagnosed with cancer, Miles decides to take a gap year so he can help his older brother, Jesse take care of him.

As the brothers share an apartment together, Miles has three goals: write in his journal every day, cope with his bipolar disorder, and win the heart of the beautiful Selina Vixen.

But everything is not what it seems. . .

Warning: this book discusses mental health in the 1980s. If you are bipolar, please talk to a trusted adult and never be ashamed of who you are.
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Broken Souls

1 part Ongoing Mature

Sebastian is a nineteen year old, who tries to hide his bisexuality from everyone, but everything changes for him after a certain party and a boy named Nicholas. Sometime after that and finally coming out, he becomes confident and a total pain in the ass to his friends. He becomes the type of person that doesn't believe in love or relationships and likes to drink and party a lot. It's a story about Sebastian and his friends (although he has a hard time to admit that they are his friends), who deal with some tough choices and make unreasonable decisions. It's a story about pain and loss and mental issues, but also about love and understanding and support. It's a story about a group of broken people, who find comfort in each other eventually and deal with whatever life throws at them together, one step at a time.

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