The Adjustment Beau
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Last published Wed, Feb 6, 2013
With the divorce of her parents and the sudden death of her brother, not to mention that her mother has already found a replacement two months later, Thalia Bennett is desperate for a change.
And moving to the little town of Bridgeford in England with her dad seems like the perfect escape.
What Thalia doesn’t know is that an even bigger adjustment is in store for her, and he lives right next door.
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