In a Dreadfully Perfect World summary

caroline kelly is hoping to spend her vacation in ohio with her bf. she is working at the local amusement park and attends soccer camp hoping she'll be her team's captain.

but when her mother is hired in an eye clinic in egypt, caroline has to spend her summer and senior year in egypt, away from her friends, home, and everything she knows.

but then when she arrives in egypt she is surprised and astounded. she meets a charming boy who challenges everything she thought she knew about love.

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when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

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