Peach Fuzz & Paper Plates
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17-year-old Maisie Bloom is known as "that weird girl with all the kids." She's not a mom, technically-just the big sister. But ever since her own mom dipped out to "find herself" (two years ago), Maisie's been raising her three younger siblings by herself in a falling-apart rental in Santa Cruz, California. She balances school, part-time work at a tourist-trap taffy shop, making dinner off expired ramen, and stopping her siblings from setting things on fire (again). She's funny, sharp, scatterbrained, and absolutely drowning. Then comes Leo Vega-18, tattooed, too serious for his age, recently dropped out of high school to care for his 7-year-old niece after his sister OD'd. He moves in next door. He's the opposite of Maisie: quiet, guarded, angry at the world. They shouldn't mix. But they do. And when their chaotic little families start blending - slowly, clumsily, beautifully - Maisie starts to believe in something she's never had: A future.
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