What's in a Name?
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These are the lives and stories of a series of young people and their experiences as they mature and evolve in the outskirts of Valley Stream, Long Island. Although each comes from a distinctive background and place in life, they learn about the fabric of their reality that keeps them entwined to one another and ultimately binds them together. Some experiences are partially inspired and based upon real life events that have occurred to the author.
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