The Road Less Traveled
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Ongoing2h 33m
Last published Fri, Jun 5, 2015
Melissa Cambridge is the most popular girl in school. Her boyfriend is Ben Daniels, the captain of the Westwick High football team and the guy every girl wants to date. Her best friend is Kenna Marshall, head cheerleader and just a little bit too friendly.
But not everything about Melissa's life is perfect. Her dad has been raising her and her little sister, Jessie, on his own ever since her mom died of cancer 6 years ago. Her dad is struggling to pay the bills and Melissa worries he has too much on his plate.
Meanwhile, she has a new lab partner, Chase Turner, a mysterious boy with a secret. Somehow her dad's involved with the secret and she risks her life getting the answers she wants. Before she knows it, her world is turned upside down and she can't tell the difference between true and false.
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