Three girls have grown up picking the daisies from the grass; he loves me, he loves me not.
He loves me.
Jenna had never spoken to Will until a dash of gravity and a whole lot of chance brought them together. Their story is one of sweet morning kisses, bruises, kittens, and witty repartee. Jenna and Will learn how not to write an English paper, how to rescue kittens, go cliff-diving, cook French toast, and survive senior year. In February, Will and Jenna are accepted to the same college and plan for their future together. In March, things begin to spiral out of control. Will's volatile cousin moves in with his family. His cousin is dangerous, on the edge, borderline psychotic. Will is afraid that he'll end up hurting others as well as himself. In a devastating school shooting, will everything Jenna and Will have built go down in a spray of bullets?
He loves me not.
Micah is a performer at heart. She is the most herself in front of a crowd. She was never comfortable with anyone until she met Joey, whose warm smile and spontaneous personality may be just what she needs to learn to stand up to her mother's sexually abusive boyfriend. When Micah becomes pregnant, what will she tell Joey? Will they make a go of it together or will raising a child be too much for their young love to withstand?
He loves me.
Aisling is deeply in love with her longtime best friend Evan. It's the middle of her junior year and she's busy preparing for college and studying for AP courses. The last thing she needs is for her mother to uproot her halfway through the semester and drag the family to Oregon to live with Aisling's grandmother, a woman she's never met, who is dying. During her reluctant stay Aisling will learn how to plant sunflowers, how not to drive your mother's car, how to totally suck at a long distance relationship, and that you can always live forever through the things you leave behind.
This is the story of three girls and what they learned from all the mutilated daisies.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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