12-year-old Harrison (Harry) Westbrook is about your average kid in middle school. Except that he isn't the brightest person. His parents think he could become successful in life if he tried harder. But he just won't listen to them. Instead, he pays more attention to girls, going to sports events and playing soccer. But then things start to go downhill. He starts to get bad enough grades and then he can't play soccer. His all time crush: Emma, starts going out with Nic. And then something big happens that spreads nationally. The U.S's number 1 alliance: Canada, has betrayed them. They have brought in planes and bombed parts of the U.S. And the small town of Minnatanka gets a surprise. The Canadians invade and kidnap about 500 of the 4270 people, and someone important to Harry is now gone. All of a sudden, Harry is abandoned from his family, or for another reason. Now he only has one thing left he must do: Hunt down the now named P.O.C. (People of Canada) And get back who he needs. He is all by himself, no U.S army fighting with him. The Army can't do anything because everything was shut down. But trying to get in and back out of their base doesn't work. The P.O.C. capture him trying to sneak in. He wakes up having an extreme headache. Someone says "Don't think too much, you might blow up,"
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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