Fitting in with reality
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Gabby Winchester is just an ordinary girl, who seems to think she is different from the rest. She's always in her own little world, always trying to fit in with everyone. Gabby is also known as quite a geek, but soon, many things could change...
As she moves to her new school, Chestnut Academy, she feels extremely left out, as she constantly tries to fit in with reality. With other ordinary teens, just like herself. But this isn't just any school. A boarding school. For her entire life, Gabriella feels that one part of her is missing. Another half. Will Gabby's life change in any way? Or will she simply be the geek she always was?
Read on and enter Gabby's world...
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