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Parker Frost, a seventeen‑year‑old valedictorian and textbook good girl, has lived by rules—never kissing a crush or breaking a rule. When a mysterious clue lands on her doorstep, it threatens to unravel a town mystery. Parker decides to take a chance, stepping off the familiar path to confront new choices and hidden feelings.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Coming of Age/Young Adult Coming of Age
Authors: Jessi Kirby
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