The Upside.
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Orion Carlato is embarking on her last year of highschool and she's left dazed. Orion has built a tolerance around her life, allowing her mental health and family issues to simply be 'one of those things.' Yet she realizes the bigger controversies in her life that she must now face. But how? She begins her journey of self discovery and self fulfillment. There are only bad moments after all, and sometimes the bad moments help us seize the good moments to come. The Upsides exist, and she makes it her job to bring attention to the better parts of life while also stressing the importance of taboo topics that may go unspoken of. A novel that makes you feel understood and hopeful. Life sucks. And Orion's not here to tell you otherwise because it does, a lot. But it's also beautiful.
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