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    Close To You
    Close To You
    Close To You
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    Close To You

    By Jason Maurer

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    Sixteen-year-old Skylar is in love with his best friend Allison, but afraid to tell her because she has a boyfriend.

    With the help of his older brother, Skylar attempts to overcome his personal insecurities and achieve his ultimate goal of a relationship with Allison.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJason Maurer
    Release dateJul 22, 2012
    ISBN9781476469768
    Close To You
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    Jason Maurer

    I started writing when I was eleven or twelve, when my mother bought me one of those cheap toy knockoffs of a laptop, but the good thing about it was the kid-friendly version of a word processor. Basic as basic could get, but I made my first attempt at writing a story, something cheesy about friends getting lost in the forest. The things I write range from the tongue-in-cheek to the very serious. My goal is to write at least one story in each major genre.

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