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I have a problem with my body that I don’t want to ask anybody else about. I think it’s something that I can control,
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I have the smallest boobs! I hate it. I am so self-conscious, and everyone at school has grown up faster than me. Seventh
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It was hard enough for Sofia to cope with losing her mom—and now her dad has already started dating again. Feeling completely stuck, she confesses her feels in an email to an advice columnist and is amazed when Dear Kate answers. Only prob? Dear Kate is Dad’s new GF.
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Actress Angourie Rice (aka Cady from the Mean Girls movie musical) teamed up with her playwright mom to pen this story of cute—and chaotic—courtship. When Lily crosses paths with an A-list star on vacay, she’s the only person not impressed by his Hollywood charm. Yet the tension between them is only getting stronger…
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WIN! Why Is This So Easy For You?
It’s tough being the “poor” student at an elite private school—just ask Stella. After her smarts and ballet skills earn her a scholarship, she’s suddenly navigating new friends, a budding crush and a world of entitled girls. And on top of all that, her family tree project may reveal the long-hidden truth about her past.
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WIN! A Risky Game
Joining the prestigious Last Heir society was just the beginning of Weatherby and Jack’s adrenaline-packed adventure. Now, in book two of The Liars Society series, they’re forced to compete in a slew of cut-throat challenges that threaten to tear apart their family.
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Seven years ago, Maeve lost it all: her home, her father and even her name. Desperate to unravel the mystery of what happened, she trains in the art of scriptomancy—the dangerous practice of writing enchanting letters and delivering them to other worlds.
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WIN! The Secrets We Carry: Journal of a Girl In Trouble
Collin is nobody’s idea of a hero. But when an anonymous journal falls from his backpack, he’s forced to step up and become one. Because someone at his school is caught in a twisted web of blackmail and lies…and they’re too terrified to speak up.
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WIN! Toxic Summer
BFFs (and co-lifeguards) Ben and Leo are ready to live out their perfect coastal summer. But a mysterious spill has closed the beach, tentacled monsters are wreaking havoc and—weirdest of all—the locals seem completely brainwashed. Can they find the source of the “accident” before the entire town goes under?
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WIN! The Ground That Devours Us
When a league of vampires tries to make humanity into their own personal buffet, one teen learns to slay (literally). But when her twin sis gets turned after a terrifying attack, she has to break every rule and strike a deal with the monster who ruined her world.
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WIN! Autographed Escapade Beauty Hair & Body Mist Trio
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WIN! Everything I Thought I Knew
Did Chloe inherit more than a heart from her donor?
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WIN! The Mermaid, The Witch, And The Sea
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An epic enemies-to-lovers saga set in 1930s Hollywood.
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WIN! Never Trust A Gemini
Because falling for a Gemini girl is never, ever boring.
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GRAND PRIZE! June Beach Reads Bundle
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