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Stray on Strike

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This is the sequel to The Only Girl Newsie. You should read that one first, but I'm not the boss of you. Go ahead be rebellious. Anyways back to the book. 

Stray's life is prefect. She's got her friends. She has her boyfriend. She has got a job that keeps her on her feet. But slowly things begin to fall apart after the money-hogging Joseph Pulitzer raises the paper price to 60 cents per hundred papes.  
Stray becomes dedicated to win this fight for her family.  

She makes friends with an up and coming reporter who just might be what the newsies need. And two brothers who give her a different view on life. 

She's ready. Stray is on Strike


*You should really read the first book before you read this one. It'll fill in plot holes, make references, and show you some of my characters that I have made. 

*I do not own these Disney characters.All Rights Reserved

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Nickels (Spot Conlon x reader) {Completed} by demipuff17

Nickels. The word could mean a lot. It could mean the metal, that was almost impossible to break. It could mean the coin that was worth a pretty penny. It also could mean the coin, that if you weren't careful with, could slip through your fingers and down the gutter. It could also mean one of the most feared newsies in all of New York. But, what no one knew is that Nickels was a girl. No one, except Spot Conlon. DISCLAIMER: I don't own newsies!!! Also, sorry if I don't get their accents wrong! 😅 Also, the plot will be different from the movie/play Also, there is some swearing and implied sex at one point, so just a warning

The Only Girl Newsie by nydevotee

A Newsies Fanfic. Before the Strike, a young girl is kicked out of her home. The only place she's ever known. Wondering the streets a boy with a crutch and a boy with a heavy new York accent pick her up off the streets and give a second chance that she can't give up. Be a Newsie. Sure it can be hard running from Synder. Being soaked by Delancey. But at the end of the day its worth it maybe one day being in Santa Fe.

His Substitute Wife {Book 2} (Completed) by MyraKapoor

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You are the Key--A Newsies (Spot Conlon) Fan Fiction #2 by LoofahsSwanson

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