Leaving the shadows
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Last published Sun, Mar 26, 2017
Leaving the shadows of your siblings is never easy, but for Livia Kingston it's a constant struggle. No matter what she accomplishes, one of her siblings has done it better in the past. Graduating high school and moving across the county to attend NYU with her best friend, she plans on becoming exactly who she wants to be without being out shined by an overachieving sibling. With bumps along the way, and a journey proving harder than she thought, she struggles to keep everything together.
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