Books like Beautiful by Amy Lynn Reed
Cassie, a thirteen‑year‑old girl with a difficult recent history, enrolls at a new Seattle school in hopes of a fresh start. However, the dangerous new friends she makes pull her into a perilous world of sex, drugs, and violence. Throughout, Cassie's parents remain oblivious to the growing turmoil that threatens to unravel her life and the family's fragile stability.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Amy Lynn Reed
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