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From the author of The Apple Tree comes a tender story set on the Oregon a look into the lives of Roxie Morah and Blair Porter—a tangled journey sprinkled with romance and tension, sugar and salt. I am the lone wolf of Tangle Beach, Oregon—a fifteen-year-old girl who sprints every morning, talks to blackberry bushes, and bakes cupcakes and cookies every chance I get. I’m used to being alone. I’ve grown accustomed to my isolated world by the ocean. That is, until a strange boy comes along, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed tourist from the other side of the country, who changes my little world forever. To be honest, I’d rather not be all the way in Oregon for the summer. I’d prefer to be roaming the streets of New York City, listening to my music, properly savoring my college break. Alas, I never seem to get what I want, so I’m stuck here in this tiny coastal town, bored out of my mind. But when I meet a local high school girl, suddenly, things aren’t so boring anymore. Suddenly, I don’t know what to do with myself, or with this girl who challenges everything I thought I knew. A raw story of budding emotions and conflict, The Sugar Thorns explores the many tangles of both adolescence and adulthood, of both old wounds and new hope.