You Don't Care
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Last published Wed, May 13, 2015
When 15 year-old Clara Maimone moves to a small town in Long Island with her dad after he files for a divorce with her abusive mother, everything changes. Clara is different from any girl in her new school. She has a different music taste and doesn't fit in with anyone. Her talents are hidden, but many define her because of her scars and her past. The only person she knows she can talk to is her next door neighbor, Jake Sanderson. His words seem to make Clara forget about her past and her current situations. When Clara's worst enemy, her own sister, Lilly finds out what she's been hiding in the past year, her life seems like it's the end. Clara lives a life of suffering through depression, memories of her rough past, and constant issues of her peers physically and verbally abusing her. Is Jake the only one who can save her? Or will Clara be pushed too far and end everything to end her pain.
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