What Life Throws At Us
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Last published Wed, Feb 11, 2015
15 year old Jordan Santos is going through a difficult time in her life. Many things that she enjoyed doing have become a burden. Things that she thought she would never do are apart of her everyday life. Struggling to fit in, yet trying to be herself? True love or just lonely? Strong or falling into failure?
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