The Frail Girl

The Frail Girl

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Wed, Feb 18, 2015
A teenager named Laura K. Anderson struggles to find what led to the cause of her father's death. Laura is 15 years old and her life changes after her father's death. She has been mourning ever since her fathers's death and her stepmother treated her kindly when her father was alive, but ever since everything changed. Now Laura's life will receive more changes and she is definitely not ready for it.
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