Meet Chloe Lance. A 16- year old girl from New Jersey. Her whole life is a prison cell filled with stress, craved approval & low self-esteem. And her overbearing and unsupportive mother, a traditional-minded, toxic Indian mom, doesn't make her life any easier. Debate competitions, Foreign Language Speaking Competitions, Science Fairs...all for her mother.
But when Chloe finally realizes the torture she's being put through isn't worth making her mother happy for, she decides to let go of her stress and grab a hold onto her creative side. She takes up private vocal lessons online and trains herself to be a professional singer and musician. Using her wits and skills, she embarks on a journey away from the hurtful past of her home and ends up in a place of acceptance & unconditional love: her grandparent's home.
Fast forward, she found pure friendship in her school. Four boys, who treated her with the respect she was denied of for her whole childhood. Preston, the brains of the bunch, Gavin, the heart, Jeremy, the silly but kind of shallow, and Irfan, the backbone of the group and dancer. After taking a leap of faith with a cover of a song, Youtube views shoot through the roof and before they know it, they're stars. They all make a conscious decision to join Chloe on her journey through the music industry and form a band.
While the kids bask in the glory of fame and fortune, an out-of-nowhere problem arises...
A girl group of similar talents, Little Mix have been told to work with them for a collaboration. And they don't make it easy on them. But Chloe's past comes back to haunt her during this stressful time and she suddenly feels like an outcast in her own band.
Her differences make her feel even more isolated from everyone else. How will she find her way through love, loss, fights and friendship? How will she cope with the pressures of being a child pop star? Is fame and fortune all it's cracked up to be?
Chloe, the normal grade 9 girl. Everything went great in her first year of high school. Will it be the same this year? Or will everything change for her?
Chloe is not that popular. She is shy and quiet. What will happen when the most popular guy in school goes for her? Although he is a player, will she still give him a chance? Will she let her first kiss be with him? Will she fall in love with him, when she promised she wouldn't? Will he break her heart?
Will she succeed in her basketball or will she fail again like last year?
Chloe will experience betrayal. She will see who is her true friends. She will have to let go and say goodbye for people she really cared about.
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"You know," he started.
"What?" I snapped at him.
"Your different and I like you for that," his voice became softer.
"Yeah right! You probably say that to everyone."
"Nah, just you sprinkles," he whispers.
He moves a little closer till our foreheads touch each other...
... (Read the book and find out the rest ;)
It will be slow in the beginning, but you will start to like it