The Ladder to Success
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Last published Tue, Mar 3, 2015
Whittier Academy is a school like no other, with a "rigorous" admissions process, the stereotypical jocks and cliche "cool kids" are one of the many areas where they are lacking. With ONLY 3 ELECTIVES, those hideous and constricting uniforms, and a campus the size of JUNIOR HIGH, it's a wonder why anyone stays.
Oh wait, we do know....
This school is the ideal social breeding ground, lacking in bullies and the usual social ladder. Where a nerd can be POPULAR, where the kids in AP classes can be ATHLETIC BEASTS, you can genuinely be whatever you want to be. You aren't defined by who you are or what you do, you are defined by the choices you make and the person you CHOOSE to be.
With all the upcoming projects and finals, two friends take this unique setting as a way to FINALLY shine. By categorizing all the people at their school into an orderly fashion, they find a way to blow off steam and have fun. But what happens when someone else finds their research....
Join Lena and Emily on their roller coaster ride of emotions, love, friendships, and most importantly, the eternal struggle to be beloved, to be popular.
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