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Carpe Diem

by Autumn Cornwell

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“Ive got my entire life planned out for the next ten years — including my PhD and Pulitzer Prize,” claims 16-year-old overachiever Vassar Spore, daughter of overachiever parents, who in true overachiever fashion named her after an elite womens college. Vassar expects her sophomore summer to include AP and AAP (Advanced Advanced Placement) classes. Surprise! Enter a world-traveling relative who sends her plans into a tailspin when she blackmails Vassars parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia.

     On a journey from Malaysia to Cambodia to the remote jungles of Laos, Vassar sweats, falls in love, hones her outdoor survival skills—and uncovers a family secret that turns her whole world upside-down. Vassar Spore can plan on one thing: shell never be the same again.

Synopsis:

When a world-traveling relative blackmails 16-year-old Vassar Spores parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia, Vassar is faced with things she isnt prepared for. In learning how to live in the moment, Vassar uncovers a family secret that turns her world upside down.

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In this delightful romantic adventure, a 16-year-old overachiever learns how to seize the day. 

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In this delightful romantic adventure, a 16-year-old overachiever learns how to seize the day. 
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About the Author

Squat toilets, profuse sweating, bamboo huts, jumbo centipedes—these are just some of the delights Autumn Cornwell has encountered in her global travels. Not to mention the cant-believe-its-true Laotian jungle adventure which inspired Carpe Diem.

    A travel junkie, Autumn has explored 22 countries and counting. Shes spent the last couple summers working with refugees and orphans in Burma, Thailand, and Laos. Southeast Asia remains close to her heart since her days as a missionary kid in New Papua—where she ate her weight in guavas and mingled with reformed headhunters and cannibals. Which was nothing compared to navigating the intrepid jungles of the TV & Film Industry, where she spent most of her career.

    Autumn lives in Los Feliz, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, with her husband JC, and their son Dexter. This is her first novel.

 
You can visit Autumn on the web at www.autumncornwell.com.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312561291
Author:
Cornwell, Autumn
Publisher:
Square Fish
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Family - Multigenerational
Subject:
Children s-Reference Family and Genealogy
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20090531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
8.32x5.48x.95 in. .69 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17
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"Synopsis" by , When a world-traveling relative blackmails 16-year-old Vassar Spores parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia, Vassar is faced with things she isnt prepared for. In learning how to live in the moment, Vassar uncovers a family secret that turns her world upside down.
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In this delightful romantic adventure, a 16-year-old overachiever learns how to seize the day. 
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In this delightful romantic adventure, a 16-year-old overachiever learns how to seize the day. 
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