Close Your Eyes
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MatureComplete Fri, Jul 29, 20162h 0m
Claire Montgomery was a fourteen year old girl born and raised in Ohio with a normal life, until her mother passed away and her world seemed to spin in the wrong direction. Three years later, her father and her move to Vanimo, Papua New Guinea for his job and Claire can find little about her new life that she enjoys. But when the ground opens up and the earth itself falls from beneath her feet, she has to fight to survive and save the people around her, whether she wants to or not.
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A young adult/action story. WARNING! Includes mature language.
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