[Previously called The Day Planner.]
"I was stuck, with nowhere to turn. This isn’t a sob story, nor is it romance. This isn’t even a Cinderella story because in actual fact, this is just me, Lexi, a girl with blue highlights, who likes writing things in her day planner which leads to a huge and horrible encounter with an idiot. There is no glass slipper, fairy godmother, or even a Prince. This is simply a very detailed biography on how I fell in love with someone I never thought I could fall in love with ... Okay so maybe it is a romance."
When Lexi Porter’s adoptive father, Cal, dies Lexi is forced to live her life like Cinderella. She does odd jobs and chores. Lexi takes it because they're the only family she's ever known and doesn't want to jeopardize what she has with them.
On an unusually warm November night, Lexi happens to literally bump into the school player, Shane Lawrence. Shane Lawrence is someone Lexi says she hates. But things change, when pranks are played, secrets are unfolded, and stories are told. Tears are shed, hearts are broken, and regrets occur. Lexi doesn't realize what she's gotten herself into until it’s too late.
*Adaptation of Cinderella - not exact story line
*Profanity Alert - Another reason it's mature (smh -.-)
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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