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Sliding on the Edge

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By C. Lee McKenzie
Publisher Westside Books
Sliding on the Edge
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Shawna Stone, 16, can handle anything from a Las Vegas hustle to skipping out on the rent. Scarred inside and out, shes survived with a tough, hardened attitude. Yet shes thrown when her mother abandons her in Vegas with only a bus ticket and the name and number of a stranger to call. Now this troubled, desperate teen finds herself on a Northern California horse ranch with Kay Stone, her steely, youngish, disillusioned grandmother, who overwhelms Shawna with rules and daily barn chores. Shawna will baffle Kay with her foulmouthed anger and shrugging indifference to everythingexcept the maltreated horse on the ranch next door. But its worse than even Kay suspects Shawnas driven to cut herself by that strange voice inside her head, which at times has been her only steady companion. As this unlikely pair struggle to coexist, will they overcome their inner suffering to build a bridge to each other, and together find the strength to transcend the past?

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58980 words58,980 words
268 pages268 pages
Lexile HL680LLexile HL680L
Grade 9 to 10Grade 9 to 10

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Hear it tense Hear it recover Hear it generous Hear it dip Hear it spice Hear it arrange Hear it express Hear it digest Hear it conclude Hear it sour Hear it legal Hear it curb Hear it shift Hear it bolt Hear it grind Hear it lick Hear it flop Hear it punch Hear it rough Hear it ham Hear it trim Hear it plug Hear it plow Hear it depressed Hear it double Hear it ache Hear it tingle Hear it mention Hear it blind Hear it prop Hear it choke Hear it slick Hear it involve Hear it image Hear it benefit Hear it focus Hear it native Hear it scrape Hear it braid Hear it stall Hear it lens Hear it current Hear it boost Hear it feature Hear it hoof Hear it option Hear it issue Hear it hose Hear it gain Hear it knot Hear it rake Hear it acid Hear it absorb Hear it scatter Hear it alert Hear it brace Hear it abandon Hear it poke Hear it brass Hear it labor Hear it beam Hear it tragic Hear it sway Hear it flesh Hear it carriage Hear it rare Hear it appointment Hear it version Hear it charity Hear it chalk Hear it peel Hear it label Hear it rattle Hear it dribble Hear it normal Hear it mold Hear it recommend Hear it category Hear it humor Hear it whack Hear it frame Hear it dough Hear it reject Hear it tune Hear it pioneer Hear it stir Hear it crunch Hear it bruise Hear it appreciate Hear it reveal Hear it motor Hear it rustle Hear it intelligent Hear it sprout Hear it dangle Hear it ranch Hear it fantasy Hear it racket Hear it stance Hear it drown
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Hear it manual Hear it tenant Hear it generous Hear it register Hear it mute Hear it spice Hear it volume Hear it grease Hear it cooperate Hear it digest Hear it reverse Hear it shrink Hear it conclude Hear it residential Hear it legal Hear it uncountable Hear it blot Hear it receipt Hear it grind Hear it sole Hear it cancel Hear it hurtle Hear it bitter Hear it extract Hear it sensitive Hear it raw Hear it sass Hear it trim Hear it depressed Hear it hitch Hear it tingle Hear it slur Hear it welfare Hear it prop Hear it singe Hear it squeal Hear it fable Hear it paste Hear it prissy Hear it slick Hear it insightful Hear it reliable Hear it squat Hear it clasp Hear it sterilize Hear it quote Hear it drain Hear it arch Hear it hurdle Hear it depot Hear it uninsured Hear it precious Hear it desire Hear it tack Hear it drama Hear it cinch Hear it horsy Hear it hoof Hear it stale Hear it enamel Hear it option Hear it ration Hear it placement Hear it bail Hear it poncho Hear it dupe Hear it hijack Hear it haul Hear it stub Hear it abandon Hear it terminal Hear it cram Hear it brass Hear it grimmest Hear it dim Hear it tragic Hear it scuff Hear it carriage Hear it dice Hear it charity Hear it sincere Hear it chalk Hear it summary Hear it elastic Hear it pitchfork Hear it grit Hear it significance Hear it fringe Hear it whiney Hear it stud Hear it cleanser Hear it plummy Hear it vise Hear it casino Hear it rile Hear it congenial Hear it pucker Hear it whack Hear it lend Hear it mare
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9781934813065

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