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From the opening reflection on Romeo and Juliet’s impulsive choices, the narrative builds into a concrete departure from New York, packed with familiar keepsakes and complicated emotions. The plot centers on family support, uncertainty, and the struggle to adjust when a new direction is forced rather than chosen.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Copyright © 2014 by Ali Novak  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Cover and internal design © 2014 by Sourcebooks, Inc.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Cover image © Masterfile  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Published by Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>(630) 961-3900  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Fax: (630) 961-2168  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>[www.sourcebooks.com](www.sourcebooks.com)  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Contents  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Front Cover  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Title Page  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Copyright  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Prologue Chapter 1  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 2  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 3  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 4  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 5  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 6  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 7  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 8  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 9  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 10  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 11  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 12  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 13  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 14  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 15  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 16  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 17  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 18  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Acknowledgments A Special Thanks To… About the Author  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>About Wattpad  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Back Cover  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>In loving memory of my father whose unbelievable strength still inspires me. Dad, during our last Christmas together I promised you I would never  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>give up on my dream. Here it is.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Prologue  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I never felt bad for Romeo and Juliet.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Don’t get me wrong. The play’s a classic, and Shakespeare was by all means a literary genius, but I just don’t understand how two people who barely knew each other could give up their lives so willingly.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>It was for love, people argue—true, everlasting love. But in my opinion, that’s a load of garbage. Love takes more than a couple days and a secret, shotgun marriage to develop into something worth dying for.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I’ll admit that Romeo and Juliet were passionate. But their passion was so intense, so destructive, that it got them killed. I mean, the entire play is driven by their impulsive decisions. Don’t believe me? Take Juliet, for example. What girl’s first thought would be to marry the son of her father ’s mortal enemy after she catches him spying outside her bedroom window? Not mine, that’s for sure. So that’s really why they lost my sympathy vote.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>There was no preparation—or even thinking, for that matter. They just did, regardless of the consequences. When you don’t plan ahead, things get messy.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>And after what happened three months ago, after my life was completely thrown off course, a messy love life was the last thing I needed.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Chapter 1  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I didn’t own a single pair of jeans. It’s crazy, I know, because what sixteenyear-old girl doesn’t have at least one pair, maybe with a tear in the left knee or a heart doodled across the thigh in Sharpie?  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>It wasn’t that I disliked the way they looked, and it had nothing to do with the fact that my mother had been a fashion designer, especially considering that she used jeans in her collections all the time. But I was a firm believer in the phrase “dress to impress,” and today I was definitely going to need to make an impression.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“Jackie?” I heard Katherine call from somewhere inside the apartment.“The taxi is here.”  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“Just a minute!” I scooped a piece of paper off my desk. “Laptop, charger, mouse,” I muttered, reading off the rest of the checklist. Opening my satchel, I searched for my possessions to make sure they were safely tucked inside.“Check, check, check,” I whispered when my fingers brushed against all three things. With a bright red pen, I marked an X next to each of them on my list.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>There was a knock on my bedroom door.“You ready, honey?” Katherine asked, poking her head inside. She was a tall woman in her late forties, with golden hair that was cut into a mom bob and starting to gray.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>“I think so,” I \u003C/p>","cbCaip8NkCXNDBFJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip8NkCXNDBFJ","pdf",2729370,303,"English","en",105,"# Prologue\n# Chapter 1\n# Chapter 2\n# Chapter 3\n# Chapter 4\n# Chapter 5\n# Chapter 6\n# Chapter 7\n# Chapter 8\n# Chapter 9\n# Chapter 10\n# Chapter 11\n# Chapter 12\n# Chapter 13\n# Chapter 14\n# Chapter 15\n# Chapter 16\n# Chapter 17\n# Chapter 18\n# Acknowledgments\n# About the Author\n# About Wattpad","[{\"question\":\"What narrative perspective does the novel use to open the story?\",\"answer\":\"The story begins with a first-person reflection that challenges conventional views of love and fate, setting a personal, emotionally honest tone.\"},{\"question\":\"What event is referenced as having thrown the narrator’s life off course?\",\"answer\":\"A funeral and a move away from New York are referenced as major turning points that disrupt the narrator’s plans.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the narrator prepare for the move described in Chapter 1?\",\"answer\":\"The narrator checks a detailed checklist of belongings, marks items off with a red pen, and revisits personal possessions while feeling reluctant to leave.\"}]","My Life with the Walter Boys Novel Ali Novak - PDF for Free | PDF","A coming-of-age story narrated through a teen’s sharp, self-aware perspective that challenges romantic myths and confronts the chaos of a love life after a major life disruption. 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