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Everybody thinks Syrah is the golden girl. After all, her father is Ethan Cheng, billionaire, and she has everything any kid could possibly desire: a waterfront mansion, jet plane, and custom-designed snowboards. But most of what glitters in her life is fool's gold. Her half-siblings hate her,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Syrah Cheng: Daughter of Ethan Cheng, a snowboarder who's dreams come to a complete stop when she gets caught in an avalanche. She relys on doctors to help her get back to the slopes.
- Ethan Cheng/Baba: Father of Syrah Cheng, billionaire, he uses money to his advantage when it comes to helping his daughter get her busted knee fixed.
- Age: Syrah's best friend.
- Lillian: one of the Six-Pack girls. Who seems to have more to her than Syrah thought.
- Natalia: Age's girlfriend
- Mama: Add a description of this character.
- Grace
- Wayne
- Amanda
- Jared Johanson
- Mr. Delbene
- Auntie Marnie
- Chelsea
- Dr. Holladay
- Jocelyn
- Auntie Mamie
- Karin
- Mrs. Frankel
- Meghan
- Mrs. Fujimoro
- Derek
- Dr. Bradford
- Dr. Martin
- Mrs. Hodgkins
- George
- Jack
- Erik
- Cindy
- Christine
- Betty Cheng
- Mrs. Dillinger
- B.j.
- Auntie Yvonne
- Lena
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“"The worst thing about having it all, the good, the bad, and the just plain weird. Like seeing more of my dad when he's on the cover of Business Week than i do in person. Like the surgeon whose schedule was too jammed with professional ball players to deal with my busted up knee.....until he heard who my parents were and his miraculous calender was wide open. Like the boyfriend who was more in love with my last name than with me."”
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“‘The only people for me are the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles. . . .’” “Who’s that from?” “Jack Kerouac. He’s my man.”
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Falling in love is a lot like landing blind: carefree and fun while you’re gaining momentum, uncertain and risky when you’re supposed to commit to that backward rotation, unable to see where your feet are supposed to land.
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Isn’t it funny that what the Japanese authors consider their first page is our happily-ever-after last one? When you think about it, it’s not a bad way to approach life. What appears to be an ending — heartbreaking wounds that you can and cannot see — may just be a beginning, a start of a brand-new adventure.
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snow isn’t actually white, but every single color in the spectrum. Our brains just can’t comprehend what we’re seeing, so we distill it down to one understandable hue.
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And this afternoon, I got all worked up just because I saw Jared, a boy who created a messy mogul field in my past. But here’s the thing: Jared can’t create a single bump in my future if I don’t want him to.
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First Sentence edit
The worst part of having it all is having to deal with it all -- the good, the bad, and the just plain weird.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Justina Chen Headley (Author)
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