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    Olivia - Finding Home
    Olivia - Finding Home
    Olivia - Finding Home
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    Olivia - Finding Home

    By Williams Roy

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     Seventeen-year-old Olivia Henderson feels lost and alone

    —until the summer that changes everything. Olivia dreams of using her camera to capture the urban energy of her native San Francisco. But after a year of clashing with her mom and getting mixed up with the wrong crowd, her grandmother sends Olivia away to the quirky small town her mother grew up in.

    At first, Olivia plans to endure the two months in rural Michigan, even when forced to share a room with her perky younger cousin. But as Olivia begins making connections with the tight-knit community and chasing photo ops around the farm, something shifts inside. The longer she's there, the more she misses the home she's found when she thinks about leaving.

    With senior year approaching, Olivia must make an impossible choice between the life she's discovered and the life she's leaving behind. As friends new and old compete for her loyalty, will Olivia find the courage to listen to her heart and stay true to herself?

      "Finding Home" is an inspiring coming-of-age story about the meaning of family, forging identity in pivotal moments, and embracing second chances when the entire world feels lonely. Olivia's painful choice between familiar and new will speak to anyone struggling to plant roots while mapping their future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliams Roy
    Release dateMay 8, 2024
    ISBN9798215427897
    Olivia - Finding Home
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    Williams Roy

    Williams Roy is a seasoned tech writer with a passion for unravelling complex concepts into accessible content. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in crafting insightful articles, guides, and reviews that demystify the latest trends in technology. From AI to blockchain, William's expertise and engaging writing style make him a trusted source for tech enthusiasts worldwide.

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      Book preview

      Olivia - Finding Home - Williams Roy

      Olivia

      Finding Home

      Young Adult and Children's Fiction

      Clashes of Situations Depicted

      Very Interestingly

      In This

      Contemporary Realism

      Modern-day San Francisco

      and

      a fictional small town in rural Michigan

      -Olivia Henderson, a 17-year-old aspiring photographer who feels out of place in her high school

      -Grandmother Helen, Olivia's wise grandmother who sends her to spend the summer with long-lost relatives

      In brief:

      After feeling increasingly isolated socially at her San Francisco high school, Olivia is hopeful when her Grandma Helen sends her to the small, quirky Michigan town where Helen grew up to stay with relatives Olivia never knew she had.

      Though the initial summer trip is only supposed to last two months, Olivia unexpectedly connects with her cousins and begins to build the sense of home and family she's always longed for. She continues to grapple with the choice between staying or returning to San Francisco before the school year begins.

      Chapter 1

      Where Olivia feels isolated and gets in trouble at her San Francisco high school:

      Olivia kept her eyes down as she hurried through the crowded high school hallway, clutching her books tightly. The first week as a junior and she still felt like an outsider.

      A loud burst of laughter made her look up. Heather and her friends were smiling and chatting nearby. Olivia felt a pang of loneliness stab through her.

      Hey, weird girl! Love your bag, so retro, Heather's friend Tina smirked as she shoved past Olivia.

      Heat flooded Olivia's cheeks. She had found the embroidered messenger bag at a thrift store. She used to think it was unique and cool. Doubts started flooding in as she ducked into her next class.

      Later, Olivia sat beneath a large oak tree at lunch, picking at her food while reading her latest library book. A group of guys from the basketball team ran by,

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