The Pursuit of Happiness
fishyfish9876
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  • Reads 162
  • Votes 17
  • Parts 11
  • Time 1h 26m
fishyfish9876
Ongoing, First published Jun 11, 2020
Mature
anxietybadboyboysbrothercollegecomingofagedeathdepressiondormsfriendshipfunnygirlgrumpyhappinesshappylakelovemissingmysteryorphanromanceroommatessaduniversityyoungadult
Lavender Cleary never got to meet her mom. So when she gets the chance to attend her mother's college, Grand Lake University, Lavender is excited to finally feel connected to her. But from day one, everything seems to go wrong. By a twist of fate (AKA a drunken error), she ends up stuck living in the boy's dormitory. On top of that, Lavender has clinical depression that she is too ashamed to address and the mystery surrounding her father's disappearance is growing more confusing by the day. The Pursuit of Happiness is a story of a group of young adults struggling through the trials and tribulations of trying be at peace with themselves and with the world.
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The Lonely Girl

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When Cami moves in with the 2 most popular guys in school in a new foster home placement, she realizes that her tragic past just might make it so that she will stay lonely forever. *** Cami has been lonely since her life was destroyed five years ago and she ended up in foster care, bouncing around from house to house with no set direction--until she ends up at Hartingrove Academy, where she meets the enigmatic player Colton, and his best friend, golden boy football star Parker. The boy's feud threatens to make Cami collateral damage as she finds an unlikely ally in the outcast brother of her crush--Grey Hartingrove--who just might have even more demons than her. But when her home placement is changed and she finds herself living in Grey and Parker's house, the lines of romance become even more blurred. Faced with insurmountable obstacles in her home and social life, Cami realizes that, in the end, she might just be truly alone after all.

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