Description
When a lonely-but-complacent teen discovers her parents are part of a crime organization and that she's the pawn in their next plot, she travels great distances-both physically and mentally-to uncover the truth and escape being sucked into a life she doesn't want. --------------------------- Estella North leads what one might call a lonely life. She hasn't known a world without neglectful parents, no friends and only her books for a companion. So when Everett Hill is assigned by the school to be keep her company, Estella would like nothing more than to get Everett out of her life. But then, bigger problems arise. Life as she knows it unravels before Estella's eyes when she learns that the people who she knows to be her parents are part of a crime organization. Desperate to know the whole picture, Estella embarks on an adventure to chase the truth, reluctantly accepting the help of Everett, who seems to know more than he should. With the crime organization close on her heels, and secrets and lies clouding her vision, it's hard to see the end. But, as the adventure full of surprises, teamwork, risk, love, and near-death experiences progresses, Estella realizes that, there's a new way of life to live sometimes. ********* Highest rankings: #5 in teenfiction 2021/03/11
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