The Art of Existing
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Last published Sun, May 26, 2013
Lucy St. Clair is just trying to pass through high school unnoticed and relatively normally. She wants nothing more than to have no significant mishaps or even be seen by someone new. And it goes that way, until she's suddenly moving to a new school district and then she had people notice her and then she was sucked into a world she'd never experienced before: boys, alcohol, and fun. She meets Griffin, a moody artist; Will, an antisocial athlete; Sam, the flirty and fun boy; Annabeth, the fashionista; and Oliver, her trusty sidekick. The only thing that keeps her sane is Zoey McCallahan, her nerdy best friend from her old school.
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