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Stephanie Guerra - Author
This is a young-adult story about status, belonging and risky choices, with school competition, money worries, romance and drug dealing shaping Gabriel’s situation.
"The cards are stacking up against Gabriel James: first there's Phil, the guy paying the bills for Gabe's mom (but not leaving his wife). Then there's Gabe's new school, filled with kids competing for the Ivies, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street--while Gabe's just trying to swing enough Cs to graduate. Gabe's luck seems ready to change when he meets Irina Petrova: a hot violinist who is home schooled by her strict Russian parents. When Gabe gets her number, he impresses the top guys at his school. When he becomes the drug connection for parties, his reputation is solidified. How else is he going to afford hanging with his new crew and impressing Irina? Anyway, it's not really dealing if you're just hooking up friends...right? Gabe's never been loyal to a girl before, but he finds himself falling for Irina hard. As the stakes are raised, Gabe will have to decide how high he's willing to bet on school, on friends, on Irena--but most of all, on himself"--Back cover.
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