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Manhattan Girls
WELCOME TO HAMILTON ACADEMY, THE FINEST OF THE FINEST OF PREP SCHOOLS FROM ALL AROUND, WHERE OPULENCE DWELLS AND SECRETS ABOUND.
Fifteen-year-old Gwen Stevenson gets a chance of a lifetime. Escaping from the depths of small-town boredom, she finally sets her sights on embellishing the wonders of New York City.
While entering the halls of the prestigious Hamilton Academy, she meets reserved bookworm Kyle, Aspiring filmmaker Vera, and Valley girl Shawnie, and gets an unexpected reunion from her two childhood friends, Maxine, a southern belle who plans to take over the popularity food chain, and Mona, a reclusive rebel who has dreams of becoming a rock star.
Gwen soon realizes that she is no friend of honor society president Bianca Walworth, who doesn't appreciate her longtime boyfriend, Chace, making flirty eyes with Gwen.
Having a new life in the big apple has never been so complicated but in the end...
Will there ever be solace in the city?
Manhattan Girls tells the coming-of-age story of a group of unlikely friends going through the journey of life beyond the Upper East Side.
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A Change Would Do You Good:
A Manhattan Girls Novel
A NEW DAWN AND A NEW DAY BESETS THE CONCRETE STONES OF HAMILTON ACADEMY
It is the eve of September and a new student has arrived at Hamilton. Anita Deveraux, an aspiring singer-songwriter from Louisiana, has set foot in New York City. Trying to find her place in the world, she joins in with Gwen Stevenson and her friends. They soon become enraptured by her natural vocal abilities and wistful tales of her hometown down south.
Meanwhile, Gwen is still having an identity crisis. Worst yet, it’s only a few weeks until her sixteenth birthday. She soon realizes that life is about taking risks, so she decides to finally fulfill her transformation by gaining a new sense of style.
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Gwen’s childhood friends have other plans.
Maxine is organizing a party to impress popular senior Rain Bosworth while setting her sights on the newly single Chace Fairbanks.
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Mona Margulies and her new gal pal suddenly break the barriers of the friend zone, which brings back what she lost in the past.
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Kyle Durmsdale is enjoying the perks of being a newly ordained honor society secretary by wooing the new president Jared Milton, but, unbeknownst to her, there is a certain someone who wants to take Bianca Walworth’s empty nest.
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Upon getting prepared for the Annual Short Film Contest, Vera Hudgens is confident with her finished project and her new beau but Vera’s new boyfriend may not be as honest as he seems, and when the truth comes out, it goes into a suspension of disbelief.
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Maxine’s new BFF Shawnie Jenkins faces a dilemma in her love life. Being duped by who she thought was her Prince Charming, Shawnie vows to take revenge upon Blake Kingston…by making him jealous, of course. But as she rekindles with an old flame, those familiar feelings makes the lessons of the past come back to the present…
For the girls at Hamilton Academy, change is a one-way street…
THE LONG ROAD AHEAD
When your eyes meet, that’s not love at first sight. It’s when you can’t bring yourself to look away, for you’ve captured the loving soul embodied through their eyes.
Fresh from his hometown of Lincoln, Ohio, and with a $10,000 scholarship under his belt, aspiring comic book artist Javon Norton attends his first year at Toronto State University. But there’s one slight issue. The scholarship is…not quite ready. To prepare for the full grant, Javon must register for a scholarship program.
While entering the doors of Mr. Harrison’s art history class, someone catches his eye….
Photography student Mick Richardson can’t resist his unquenchable thirst for adventure. To elevate his mind’s eye, he applies for the $10,000 scholarship to explore the islands of Oahu, Hawaii. From the very beginning of his childhood, Mick’s ultimate dream is to discover the hidden beauty of his birthplace, capturing the glistening waves of the faraway ocean, like a photo kept in his memory.
Coincidently, Javon and Mick are at the top of the scholarship list, matching them into a tie. To break it even, Mr. Harrison puts them up to task. In order to receive the 10,000 scholarship grant, they must each come up with an original project by the end of the week.
As a friendly gesture, Mick invites Javon to a weekend getaway across central Canada to ease the tension between them. Javon is skeptical but seeing that this is an offer he can't refuse, he accepts.
What starts as a mild curiosity soon develops into something more…
Now, Javon is caught in a friction: embracing the tenderness of Mick’s affections while holding on to what he’s worked so hard for.
Which begs the question: Is love more valuable than success?
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