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    Oracle
    Oracle
    Oracle
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    Oracle

    By Alex Van Tol

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    Owen has a crush on Kamryn. Kamryn has a crush on Owen's brother Kyle. Owen knows extreme action is necessary to make sure Kamryn does not end up dating his brother, a jerk who manipulates every situation to get what he wants. So what does Owen do? He manipulates the situation. With the help of his friend Hannah, Owen sets up a blog called The Oracle that gives out relationship advice to local teens. Everything seems to be going great. Hannah and Owen are having fun, and Kamryn seems to be following The Oracle's advice and taking an interest in Owen. Owen thinks he's got it made, but he soon discovers that fraudulent tactics have their consequences.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateOct 1, 2012
    ISBN9781459801356
    Oracle
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    Alex Van Tol

    Alex Van Tol grew up reading a wide range of books, from Enid Blyton to Stephen King. She taught middle school for eight years, then made the switch to writing for a living. She has published numerous titles with Orca. Alex lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her family. For more information, visit www.alexvantol.com.

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      Oracle - Alex Van Tol

      Acknowledgments

      Chapter One

      I can’t help it. She’s beautiful. I have to stare.

      My love is like to ice and I to fire.

      The words from that Renaissance guy’s poem spool around in my head in a repeating loop. Mr. Schmidt would be proud that I remembered something from his class last year.

      Poems don’t usually make a lot of sense to me. But this one did. It was so true. The harder this poor guy loved the girl, the colder she got. He can’t figure out why he can’t melt her one little bit when he burns for her.

      I totally get that. Looking at her stony perfection, I don’t think I could melt Kamryn Holt’s heart in a million years.

      But that doesn’t mean I can’t try.

      Maybe I’ll ask her to go to the dance with me.

      Huh. Right.

      Maybe when pigs fly.

      When the bell rings, my daydream ends and another screamingly dull social studies class is over. People fling their books into their bags and charge out the door.

      It’s lunch, and finally it’s nice enough to sit outside.

      By the time I make it through the crowded doorway, Kamryn is sitting at her usual place on the concrete wall. She is surrounded by other girls.

      Even if I wanted to ask her to the dance, there’s no way I could do it in front of that crowd. How do guys ever get anywhere with girls when all girls do is huddle together like a bunch of ducks?

      The wall is a popular spot for the eights and nines. The sevens sit at the picnic tables. The sixes run around on the playground, screaming and pushing each other like demented toddlers. The senior students usually go to McDonald’s or Starbucks for lunch.

      I stroll toward the wall. I take a seat a few feet down from the girl gaggle. I pull my iPod from my backpack. Mason spots me and heads across the grass in my direction.

      I unwind my headphones and take a package of cookies from my lunch.

      Scratch that. The cookies are my lunch. I’ve been raised on Oreos and Chips Ahoy ever since my mom declared she was done making lunches. That was two years ago.

      Mason drops his pack and plops down. I hate Prost’s class, he says. He’s so picky.

      Got your essay back? I ask, glancing at him. Kamryn is exactly in my line of sight. I should thank Mason for sitting in the perfect spot.

      Mason nods. He killed it, he says. "I mean, who cares if I spell dumb without the b? It’s silent. Who remembers to add silent letters anyway?"

      I shrug. People who passed grade two? I pop an Oreo into my mouth.

      Weren’t you the one who failed grade two? he retorts.

      "I taught it, bro."

      Mason laughs. "Hey, you coming over tonight? I finally got Naruto Shippuden for my Xbox. You can let my ninja kick your ninja’s butt."

      I have to stick around to help Ms. Hamilton with math tutorial after school, I say. But I’ll come after dinner if I don’t have too much homework.

      Math help? Seriously? Mason says. He unwraps a tasty-looking sandwich. You’re such a keener, O-man.

      She totally cornered me, I protest. What am I going to say? No?

      Yeah, that’s exactly what you should say. Mason takes a big bite of his sandwich. My attention drifts to where Kamryn sits with Becca farther down the wall.

      Giggling, the two girls stand. I chew faster once I see them moving my way. I don’t want to have sticky brown teeth if Kamryn stops to talk.

      Like she ever would. She knows I exist, but that’s about as deep as our relationship goes.

      I swallow and take a slug of water, swishing. Why didn’t I pick the vanilla Oreos this morning?

      Kamryn and Becca move toward the stairs, talking. My heart speeds up when Becca stops in front of us. For one agonizing second I think she’s going to talk to me. Which might be good, because it would open a conversation with Kamryn. It also might not be good, because I might end up looking like a freak with gooey black teeth.

      Turns out I don’t have to worry. Neither of them notice my existence.

      Becca drops her bag and leans over to retie her sandal. It’s one of those complicated ones with the ties that crisscross up

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