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“Life’s not fair!” So says every teen ever. And it’s true.
“All’s fair in love and war.” Growing up (with or without love) is the greatest war. Ever.
This poetic memoir describes the second chapter of the formation of a beautiful mind – of getting through the craziest, least fair, m
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