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Gr 10 Up—Everyone in Cavanaugh, Ontario, knows that Emily's mother killed herself in the local motel and left three-year-old Emily behind, covered in blood. The saccharine sympathy of the adults in town is suffocating, even worse than the cruelty of the young, who call Emily "suicide baby." It is the summer after her senior year of high school, and the teen's friends are leaving "Canada's Armpit" for college and travel. Emily isn't sure ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

It's the summer after high school, and Emily feels trapped in her Canadian-small-town life. Unsure of what's next, she's working for a catering company with her two best friends, Lincoln and Melissa, both of whom are moving on-Lincoln to backpack around Australia, Melissa to college. After queer-but-not-out Melissa drunkenly kisses straight Emily, and Emily unknowingly betrays her trust, their lifelong friendship appears to be in jeopa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After high school, Emily feels trapped in her Canadian-small-town life; her two best friends, Lincoln and Melissa, are moving on, and E...Log In or Sign Up to Read More