A Fishy Tale
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Last published Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Coral Adeline's life is turned upside down when she is attacked by a shark one afternoon while swimming in the ocean. She went from being a somebody, the most popular girl in school and the swim captain, to a nobody. Coral is afraid of water and can't go near it without being reminded of the attack, however, the new boy at school seems determined to get her in the water. He's quiet and reserved, nobody knows anything about him. She notices the strange qualities about him though, such as being incredibly fast in the water. A fishy tale of overcoming fears, falling in love and underwater adventures.
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