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I should have known, when I was eight and had triplet sisters, a crazy old neighbor in a big, spooky house, and a wild red-haired girl as a best friend, that my childhood might be less than normal.
It started with Bud, the old man next door. He introduced me to gardening, showed me how to be a gentleman, and talked about God. Then came Molly, the girl. Yes, say it with emphasis: The Girl. She brought me to life, called forth my inner hero, and occasionally...
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Finn: I'm not broken. Yes, I lost my mom. Yes, my dad and brother have some issues. But I'm good-athletic, popular, okay in school. My brother is the broken one. The one who thinks it's me is my best friend's sister. She's always looking at me, and because she's the smartest kid in school-even though she's a year younger than everyone there-she seems to see me. Truth? She scares me. I know I'm not a good person. I carry darkness that would kill my...
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Leo: Meg moved across the street when we were eight-pink, sunshine, and boldness. While I hid family secrets, she told me everything, and her world was my sanctuary, everything childhood should be. Then her dad had to move for a two-year job, except two years became four, and during those years, my life fell apart.
She came back in high school, thinking she would just jump back in like we were kids again. She scared me to death, because if one person...
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They lived for the magic of summers, until one disastrous winter took them down.
After my parents split, I spent summers with my dad, who lived next door to this huge family. Savannah was the first to find me, one of the girls my age, and she was sunny and happy and never let me get sad about my family. She made adventures, and her yard was magical, and summers became the best part of my year.
Nobody knew what my winters were like, and I didn't...
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Colt: Fiona lost her dad to cancer. I didn't know her well, but I felt this urge to help. Turned out her family owns a nearby B&B, and her dad's dream had been to fix it up. Fiona and I decided we could do it. She needed to see her dad's dream happen. I needed to get out of my life. Mom has a new husband, and he's cool, but sometimes they forget me. He has another son, and they're about to have a new baby, and I know how this story ends. The old son...
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Every time he thought it couldn't get worse, it did.
After losing my big brother in a car crash, my family moved to a small town to start over. As if grieving wasn't enough, now I had to find new friends, and in true small town fashion, everyone knew about us and nobody wanted to get close. Loneliest summer ever.
The only good thing about the move was Justin, my first friend. Instead of treating me like a fragile flower, he trounced me at ping pong,...
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Jazz: I didn't expect to get home one September day of my freshman year and discover my mom had bailed. Like, an empty closet and a note. Dad was out of town-like always-and taking care of my little sisters was now my job. Unfortunately, the stress of that landed me in the hospital, and the nightmare began-loss, asthma, and crazy food allergies. I felt like life was over. Strangely, besides Eli, my best friend, this weird girl from youth group, Violet...
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