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About a Girl
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Title: About a Girl Author: Joanne Horniman Genre: Teenage Romance

• Story Outline:

This follower the story of a girl called (protagonist) ‘Anna’. She moves to another town and is instantly attracted to this woman called ‘Flynn’ (Rosie). They have quite an intense relationship, but when Flynn is hiding a secret from her, Anna goes out of her way to find out what it might be. Anna is conflicted if Flynn will ever leave her and whether or not she might have to leave her.

• Characters:

Anna – She is tall with short her and slender looking. She is afraid that she is unlovable, loved by no one not even herself. Her Dad has gone off to be with another woman, her Mum doesn’t care, and her Brother wants nothing to do with the family, all he cares about is the next up coming gig. Between all this Anna just wanted some attention, to be loved, to be noticed. She starts dropping her grades in University purposely just to be noticed. She then decides to move out and live by herself in a small apartment block, and getting a job at the local bookstore to pay for fees. This is when she meets Flynn and everything as she knows begins to change.

Flynn (Rosie) - Flynn is a care free girl, she loves to sit out on the roof with her teapot called ‘Livinia’ and her guitar call ‘Louise’ and write songs, anything that comes to mind. Flynn is Anna’s ideal from her personality to her
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