A Really Awesome Mess

Trish Cook
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Two teenagers. Two very bumpy roads taken that lead to Heartland Academy.After his parents' divorce, Justin is on rocky mental ground. But when a handful of Tylenol lands him in the hospital, he has really hit rock bottom.A scandalous photo of Emmy leads to vicious rumors around school, but things get worse when she threatens the boy who started it all on Facebook.Justin and Emmy arrive at Heartland Academy, a reform school that will force them to deal with their issues. Along the way they will find a ragtag group of teens who are just as broken, stubborn, and full of sarcasm as themselves.A funny, sad, and remarkable story, A Really Awesome Mess is a journey of friendship and self-discovery.
Genres: Young AdultContemporaryRealistic FictionFictionRomanceMental IllnessMental HealthTeenFriendshipComing Of Age
224 Pages

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