Hear Me Out
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The Guitar. The Piano. The Drums. The Violin. All four hold a quarter of Skye Brooks.
They describe her perfectly; but, the death of her parents shut her down, and her passion gets stored away. What happens when she and her little brother have to make that long jump from California to Virginia? New people, new problems. Their parents have left them under the care of their aunt and uncle - but then add two men that their parents have known for years and two classmates who'll turn out to be lifelong friends. They'll get more than what they've bargained for. Skye begins to learn that her new school need some old school lessons on old habits; but don't forget "Old habits die hard". She'll take what's become of her parents legacy and make it her own. She's gonna spread some West Coast love on the East, and make sure that they'll hear her out.
This story revolves around minorities, diversity, bullying, ethnicity, morals and a lot of other lessons. You may not see it now, but hopefully you'll stick around long enough to understand.
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