Michelle Brooks, a normal high school teenager at NorthWest High. Until, that is, her mother forces her to become the school mascot, the Hawk. Humiliated, she decides to show up at the big stadium high school game to cheer on the basketball players in a furry, sweaty hawk suit. But the night quickly turns out unexpected as something strange, and silly happens.
She is "kidnapped."
Not just by a group of anyone. But by a group of five guys from SouthWest, the high school on the other side of town. Kidnapping her, they hope to accomplish winning the basketball game by sucking dry the spirit in the stadium. But as the night carries on, and eventually become days, staying in a hotel, eating at McDonalds, lugging around a heavy hawk suit, love soon comes after.
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It's the last year of high school, and everything has changed . . .
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After a summer spent in the Philippines, Lara Dela Cruz is eager to start her senior year and, most importantly, reunite with her three besties. But what she did not expect was to show up on the first day of school to all three of her friends now in relationships. Fighting for their attention, catching some new and confusing feelings for long-time frenemy James, and wading through the pressures of post-high-school plans all have Lara reeling. And to make matters worse, Lara's beautiful and untrustworthy cousin conveniently appears and wiggles her way right between her and James' budding relationship. Feeling like a third wheel in more ways than one, Lara must learn to accept that change is inevitable, love is complicated, and being the odd one out is sometimes where inner power is found.
[[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Cover design by Jill Caldwell
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