The girl beyond the gate
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Oviya Alcott, a 16-year-old girl from a tough neighborhood in Atlanta, has always kept her head down and her grades up. Her home life is far from easy-her father walked out when she was young, and her mom juggles two jobs and a drinking problem. Oviya escapes through books, late-night journaling, and dreams of something better.
Her world flips when she wins a full-ride scholarship to Golden Gates Academy, a prestigious private school for the elite. The school is known for its grand architecture, legacy students, and unspoken rules that keep the wealthy at the top.
Oviya enters this new world with a chip on her shoulder, dressed in thrift store uniforms and carrying the weight of her past. From the moment she arrives, she's labeled as the "charity case" - by both teachers and students.
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