Lena Garcia is a dancer, and is really excited to start 8th Grade, her class is perfect, she has all her friends, Riley, Sarah, Nicole, Kaitlyn, and Lisa. But most importantly Shawn Hunter, her quirky crush, is with her. Lena and Shawn were best friends in 7th Grade. Over the summer Shawn begins to think he has feelings for Lena but isn't quite sure if he truly does, he doesn't want to hurt her, so he begins to flirt with her friends. Lena is heartbroken by this, all she wants is for Shawn to notice her again.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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