My Kitchen Is For Dancing
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Lily is trying her best not to panic. Accustomed to living in the diverse city that is New York for the past decade, she is unprepared when her parents inform her that they're moving to Nantucket. But Lily is strong, she preserveres, leaves her friends and the safety of all that is familiar and ventures into the land of the unknown. There she encounters her secretive and illustrious neighbors The Watsons--most importantly, a certain blue eyed boy whose cold exterior aggravates Lily to no end. Unfortunately for her, he also happens to be the owner of two particular set of sea blue eyes that just so happens to undo her with one glance. Join our Lily as she as she navigates her new environment with a little bit of clumsy, sassy, and a whole lot of random dancing on her kitchen floor.
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