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Fresh out of lumpectomy, sixteen-year-old Zhu Chen wants to live life to its fullest and make up for all the time she spent in the hospital. She's got plans - leave cute notes for people, volunteer to listen to people who wish to remain anonymous, and set up a free-hug booth? One regular hugger is the school's golden-boy Ryder Magnusson. Ryder's life is as good as it gets. His adoptive parents love him, his grades are incredible, and he's dead set on getting into Yale. When tragedy strikes and threatens to tear his family to shreds yet again, though, Ryder's life spirals out of control. He's desperate to keep his head above the water, and who better to help him than the girl who has conquered death? This is the story of a girl finally able to live and a boy too afraid of death. This is a story of hope and fighting for what you love. This is a story of never giving up. Trigger Warning: Cancer, death, substance abuse, and depression.
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