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Samantha only wants to be loved. By her father, by her best friend, and now by the new boy at school, Farouk. The more time Sam spends with him, the more she can’t stop thinking about him. To escape, Sam runs track at school, finishing every race, but never pushing herself to the limit.

Sam and Farouk spend afternoons at the beach where divers risk their lives to jump off high cliffs into the churning water below. Like the divers, Sam risks herself to be with Farouk, growing more and more attached to him, longing to feel safe enough to let herself go and show her true feelings.

About the Author

Melissa Lion earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary’s College of California where she received the Agnes Butler Scholarship for Literary Excellence. Her stories have appeared in the Santa Monica Review, Other Voices, and The Crucifix Is Down, an anthology published by Red Hen Press. She is a native Californian who burns easily in the sun. She lives in San Diego, CA.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553494082
Publisher:
Random House
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Author:
Lion, Melissa
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Love & Romance
Subject:
Running
Subject:
Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Publication Date:
February 2006
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
183
Dimensions:
6.94x4.22x.59 in. .20 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17

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