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In this contemporary teenage story, Holland Jaegar enters her senior year of high school with the hope of making the most of her remaining time before college. When the new transfer student CeCe Goddard arrives, Holland is captivated by CeCe’s confidence and warmth. As they become friends, Holland discovers CeCe is a lesbian, a fact that deepens Holland’s fascination and complicates her emotional landscape. Faced with a burgeoning romantic interest, Holland devises a plan to conceal their relationship from classmates and school staff, forcing her to confront issues of identity, secrecy, and the challenges of coming out in a high‑school environment.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Lesbian Fiction
Authors: Julie Anne Peters
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