T. L. Hoch Chasing Normal

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High school sophomore Annie Smith is just hoping to live a normal life after she moves from Arkansas to the quiet little town of Reston, Texas. But it does not take long for her new friends to figure out that Annie is anything but normal. Annies goal is to fly under the radar drawing as little attention to herself as possible. But she soon discovers that being normal does not always bring happiness.Melinda Chip Fullerton is a gifted athlete with two wishesto be taller and to be on a good team for once. As she starts her junior year of high school, it looks like both her wishes will go unfulfilleduntil Annie shows up. Immediately suspicious of Annies baggy clothes and athletic abilities, Chip enlists Luke Slowinski, sports editor for the school newspaper, to do some undercover sleuth work that eventually reveals the truth: Annie is not who she appears to be.This is a story that illustrates the importance of building character as well as talent, Annie soon learns that a new beginning is all she needs to finally embrace her true self.