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1957
Juniper M. Bailes the dark haired, overweight pariah of her high school doesn't know what what love is.
She hates herself.
Her father hates her.
Her mother couldn't defend her even if she wanted to, but her older brother Toby- the pride and joy of virtually everyone in town- hasn't stopped trying to convince her otherwise
while he hides a secret from his entire family. But when a new family moves into the neighborhood...
change seems to come faster than Juniper has ever expected.
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