One Thousand Paper Cranes
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"When you get to a thousand" I whispered to him, bending over and folding the paper. "You get to make a wish."
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Samuel Jones is the only openly gay teen at Doverhall school for boys. But that doesn't matter to him. He's focused on school and trying to win back his mother's trust, boys are the least of his worries. That all changes when the new kid Eliam Dale stumbles into Sam's somewhat okay life.
Anxiety and fear of rejection riddle his mind and the only solace he gets is when he makes his paper cranes. When you get to one thousand you get to make a wish. But what will he wish for?
//this book is under revision at the moment. I'm planning on publishing the edited version when I've finished it. Keep this in mind while reading.//
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