Don't Look Down - Book #1
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Book #1 of the Don't Look Down Trilogy
Avery Sykes is 19, but she was ripped away from her parents when she was 14. When you turn 14, you get you work assignment. You do not get to choose what it is. If it is in a different province, you will never see your family again.
5 years after she had gotten her assignment, things seem to be normal again. She has a new best friend, and a boyfriend.
When a large group of rebels disagree with the government, Avery must do whatever it takes to stop them. But how can she try to stop them, if she agrees with them? Along her long journey, she meets a past friend. Will they become more than friends?
How will Avery stop the rebels? People she loves are dying. Her whole world turns upside down, and she must try and keep herself together.
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