Picking Up the Pieces
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Last published Fri, Apr 5, 2019
Grae used to have what most considered to be the 'perfect life'. Perfect family, perfect house, perfect grades - perfect everything. And she did... Until the crash. For the past three years, Grae has been caught in a war with herself, struggling to cope with the loss she went through.
Now, Quinn Richardson and his family move in while their house is being remodeled. Quiet and reserved with dark secrets of his own, he seems to see right through the carefully constructed facade Grae has created. Maybe, these two dysfunctional teens can help each other and begin Picking Up the Pieces of their past.
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