How to be a Free Spirit
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Clara and Jenna are too fun for Denver, well at least Jenna is. Jenna gets last minute tickets for a road trip of a lifetime. With hopes to find a subject for her Vogue Magazine article, Clara agrees to go with Jenna and in a desperate attempt to make people's lives better, the 'mastermind' in experiences teaches how to be a
free spirit.
"An epic story, it will become a classic!" -Boy from the lemonade stand.
"Amazing literal content." -my neighbor's 2-year-old.
"The perfect teen book! New York Times best seller." -random girl in the street.
"Raw humor, i love it. There's pizza left overs in the fridge" -my mom.
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