The Truth Behind My Smile
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MatureComplete Mon, May 2, 20164h 27m
***WARNING READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! THIS BOOK IS MY FIRST***
Kennedy is a teenage girl who has anything you could ever want accept for the emotional support she needs from her family. After being betrayed and hurt so many times it's hard to trust and love people...mainly because of her father.
Kennedys biological father left her and her mother at the age of seven and now has an abusive disgusting step-father to fill his place. Along the way Kennedy meets a boy named Shaun but the question is will she learn to trust and love again?
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