© 2015 by Laurie Friedman

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964–

Not what I expected / by Laurie Friedman.

pages cm. — (The mostly miserable life of April Sinclair ; #5)

Summary: “April Sinclair has always looked forward to high school. But with a jealous BFF, fighting parents, and self-doubt about romance, ninth grade may be more than April bargained for”— Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-4677-8588-4 (lb : alk. paper)

ISBN 978-1-4677-8829-8 (eb pdf : alk. paper)

1. High schools—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Dating (Social customs)—Fiction. 4. Friendship—Fiction. 5. Family life—Fiction. 6. Diaries—Fiction. I. Title.
PZ7.F89773No 2015
[Fic]—dc23

2014046272

Manufactured in the United States of America
1 – BP – 7/15/15
eISBN: 978-1-46778-829-8 (pdf)
eISBN: 978-1-46779-044-4 (ePub)
eISBN: 978-1-46779-043-7 (mobi)