12 year old Gemma Rose Stokes life with 4 overprotective older brothers and divorced parents. After a tragedy with am active school shooter that broke into her school in her 5th grade Elementary School on the last day, she has never been the same again. She was so traumatized, she moved to a whole different town and started Middle School there. There she met her childhood best friend, Zara again who moved away a year ago. Her older brothers try their best to protect her, especially when their mother is gone out. When her parents got divorced, it made it worse for her. She and her brothers live with her mother, but their father always makes excuses when it was his his turn at his house, so their mother just left it.
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This book contains stuff like guns, School sh00tings, alcohol, s3lf h4rm, s!cidal thoughts, swearing, murder, betrayal, bullying, blood.
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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