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Colette Sones is notorious for fibbing, and her two‑year summer at San Luis Obispo turns into a secretive, cramped booth of lies and quiet nights while her mother lures the cameras to the town. As the renowned actress loves to share her life, Colette looks outward for a better hue. When Connor strolls in the town and settles beside the romantic laundromat, he doesn’t realize he’s already finding a friend with a love-filled eye. He sees a true person there, and the flame becomes him’s own. He will still be the one who decides if it provides them both a real miracle fighting the reality challenge Colette faces in growing up.
With a child’s voice cadence, the novel in poem scavenges for kindness, honesty and exercise in a 12‑hour living album. Only at the end of this funny, poetic telling, are we still hoping to see the hero return to a larger, honest universe.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Sonya Sones
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