The Quest for Happiness
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Last published Sun, Jul 16, 2017
All 16 year old Zoey McGee wanted was to be a happy teenager. But when you have a troubled life at home and no way of escaping fate it can seem nearly impossible to make your dreams come true! Zoey will stop at nothing to find happiness and fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer. But could her past life come back to haunt her if she doesn't succeed with this epic quest?
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