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How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox

How It Feels to Float

by Helena Fox
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  • May 7, 2019, 384 pages
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  • May 2020, 384 pages
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"So we can see if you're into pepperoni or anchovies," says Grace.

"Both are animal products, so therefore—" I begin, and then see Grace smirk. "Ah,gross, Grace!"

Grace laughs. She starts walking outside. I walk beside her. We head for the tree, the bench under the tree, The Posse sitting beside the fence. And Grace is already pulling her phone out, already texting Lucas-Werry-who-might-be-keen, and asking him over to her house for a swim.

Which will be good.

Right?

Excerpted from How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox. Copyright © 2019 by Helena Fox. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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