by T.C. Booth
Release Date: July 21st 2015
Clean Reads
Summary from Goodreads
A freak accident left Starla Emerson with a deformed hand, low self-esteem, and a need to fade into the background. However, she finds it impossible to be invisible at her new high school where she is pushed front and center by a behind the scenes internet bully.
She joins forces with newfound friends to launch a counter attack in order to expose the cyber bully, aka grizzlygirl2015. Part of the plan involves the school’s bad boy Chase McFall. Star feels more for this golden eyed boy than she should as the plan progresses. The plan backfires and lands Star in a mountain of trouble.
Will she have the courage to be honest about her part in the plan and her true feelings for Chase? Or will she be left heartbroken? Once the truth is out…there’s no turning back.
Excerpt
I left one
shelf bare for my memory boxes. I stacked the shoe-sized cardboard boxes so
their labels showed. Freshman Year, Sophomore Year, Junior Year. The first two
boxes were filled with memories that I collected to keep safe. My Junior Year
box felt empty. I removed its lid and took out the orchard ticket stub, the
pictures of the guys wrestling in the dark, and a dried purple rose. Jared
handed me the rose at school the morning of Sweetest Day. I could only guess
what might fill my box the rest of the year. Will I even make any new friends?
How would people react when they saw my hand? They’d probably think I’m the
creepy new girl and be grossed out by my claw. I took a deep breath and put the
box back.
A piece of
paper stuck out from between the pages of one of my books. I tugged it free and
unfolded it. It was a note Jared wrote to me about two months after we started
going out.
Star,
Please don’t be mad at me for the whole TBH
thing. I just didn’t know what to say to Jan. I shouldn’t have said anything. I
like you a lot! You are my girl. I don’t want anyone else.
Love, Jared
A sigh escaped me. I never got the whole TBH—to
be honest—thing. You opened yourself up for drama if you posted a picture with
the letters TBH online. A girl named Jan did that and Jared took the bait. He
had to honestly say something about her, so he commented under the picture that
she was cute. My phone blew up with text messages telling me about it. I cried
and sent Jared a text telling him I wanted to break up. I felt so stupid. The
entire student body of Cedar High knew Jared told another girl she was cute. He
slipped me the note during Algebra class the next day. I forgave him.
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About the Author
TC Booth was born and raised in a small town in Northeast Ohio where she currently teaches. She lives with her husband and four children ranging in ages from 13-23. Her pets include one dog named Sammy, and two cats- Sheldon and Sasha. They all match in color-orange and white. True story.
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