Typical teenager Joanna Gore Alex is less than thrilled to be the new girl in a new school.

During her first day, she quickly learns teachers obviously favor the popular students and her classmates have no interest in being nice. Just when Joanna believes the day couldn't get any worse, she has a slightly embarrassing and awkward altercation with one of the hottest guys at school.

But as the school days pass by, Joanna forms friendships with some unexpected classmates and discovers exactly how strong she can be against the school's mean girl.

When Joanna is drawn to one of her brother's new friends, Frank, she feels like she's known him forever. Even his full name - Francis James - sounds familiar to her for some reason.

Joanna quickly learns life isn't all about handing assignments in on time (although it is important), she discovers the meaning of friendship, family, heartache, and most of all, love.

Self-Love: An Unexpected Romance

"WHAT THE!" I HEARD Tony exclaim in shock from somewhere far back. 


"Hey!" Ifeanyi shouted. "That's rude you know!" 


Giggling in reply, I added more speed to my legs so they wouldn't be able to reach us even if they decided to run too. 


"Race you to the suya spot," Frank beamed as he sprinted past me. 


My only retort was to scoff and speed up right behind him while I thought about how he could be a baby sometimes. 


When I arrived a few seconds after him at the suya spot I noticed him holding a suya paper filled with pieces of suya that he was vigorously munching on as if his life depended on it. 


I rolled my eyes and joined him, "you couldn't even wait for your buddy?" 


"Who says you're my buddy?" he asked, his mouth full as he kept throwing suya pieces in it at every given chance. 


"Ain't you my buddy?" I polled a bit curious as to what we were. 


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