And always to Dave, June, and Ida Lou, who are my heart.
About the Author
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MELISSA WALKER grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is the author of eight young adult novels, including the Violet on the Runway series and Small Town Sinners. In the nonfiction world, she is a magazine editor and writer who works from the comfort of coffee shops in Brooklyn, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. Find Melissa on Twitter @melissacwalker or visit www.melissacwalker.com.
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Books by Melissa Walker
Let’s Pretend We Never Met
Why Can’t I Be You
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Copyright
WHY CAN’T I BE YOU. Copyright © 2018 by Melissa Walker. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2018933353
Digital Edition JUNE 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-256722-2
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-256720-8
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