Holding On
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Last published Fri, May 22, 2015
Charlie Camden decided, after the passing of her mother, that she was going to be someone else.
Smoking, drinking, and partying is what her new persona does for fun. But after a night where things go too far, and two of her 'best friends' leave her stranded to spend the night in the county jail all alone, Charlie faces repercussions at home. Her aunt and uncle decide that they've had enough of her antics and refusals to follow the rules.
When Charlie is sent back home to the little town of Hickory Falls - the beloved childhood dwelling before her parents' blood-bath of a divorce - to live with her absentee-father, she finds that there are so many memories here she wishes desperately that she can let go of.
Sometimes, though, letting go can be very difficult. Quite near impossible, actually.
#512 ~ Teen Fiction [5/10/15]
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{THIS STORY IS TEMPORARILY, AND IRONICALLY, ON HOLD.}
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