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TODAY 500 Words or Less

Juleah del Rosario

Seventeen-year-old Nic becomes an outcast after cheating on her boyfriend. Hoping to repair her damaged reputation, she starts helping classmates who are focused on Ivy League colleges by writing their admission essays. As she produces essays for other people, Nic becomes less certain of who she is and questions her own sense of right and wrong. Told in free verse, the story follows her effort to discover what matters to her.

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Themes
Friendship · Identity · School · Self Acceptance · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Published
September 25, 2018
ISBN-13
9781534410459
Language
English
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