I received this book as an advanced reader's copy, and I LOVED it. The story follows Katie Greene, an American teenager living in Japan after she becomes orphaned, and her journey through a foreign world that will open her eyes to the unimaginable. Katie finds herself attracted to Tomohiro and ...
Starched white gown
Alone in the examination room
So alone
Empty eyes
Chilled down to the bone
Impending tears
You feel so lost, so hopeless, so gone… so alone.
You close your eyes, take some deep breaths, and picture the waiting room.
She is sitting there… for you
She is praying...
The water looked deep and inviting. The current was rapid and strong. I was ready.
Just three more steps and I would not have to put up with the lies anymore. No one would even know. Grandma wouldn’t care, Grandpa is dead in the ground, and Naomi would be thrilled. I would be doing everyo...
“What the hell do you want?” This is my normal tactic for answering the phone. Now, before you judge me and tell everyone what a freak I am, let me explain. My sister is my best friend (I don’t have any other friends), both my sister and I are seventeen year old high school dropouts, and the p...
84 pounds. Crap! I went up three pounds from two days ago. I am thirteen years old and should be 80 pounds like my mother, and she’s thirty six years old! I’ll just tell her the truth. I did eat a little too much yesterday. I had a whole peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch instead of one ...
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