The year is 1967, and eighteen year old Julie Baker is sick of the life she's known. A young, social elite living a life of luxury, country clubs, and cotillions in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Julie's patience runs out and she convinces her parents that for her last summer before college, she should travel to San Francisco and spend it with her parents friend, Lazarus Keith. California bound, smooth sailing is not what Julie gets. After a particularly bad situation at a gas station, Julie- now transformed to Kit First, lover of peace, flowers, and beads- finds herself on a different route to California, with people she never would have imagined herself with. Meet Ivy, Jonathan, and Lawrence; Julie's new way to get to CA, and watch this Southern belle find herself caught up at the peak of the hippie revolution, where the war in Vietnam is the enemy, love is all you need, and San Francisco is the place to be.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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