Full Ride Chapter Summary

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Plot- Day 1
In Full-ride, after her father gets sent to prison for “embezzlement ”, Becca and her mother move from Georgia to Deskins, Ohio. They create new identities. Now Becca, a freshman, needs to make new friends but keep her secret hidden. But it's really hard for her. Back in Georgia, becca was rich, popular, and had many friends. Now she can barely afford clothes, and doesn't know anybody.
Conflict- Day 2
It's been three years since Becca and her mother have moved to Ohio. Becca is now one of the smartest kids in the class, and is starting to think about college. She'd been working every summer at a pizza parlor trying to earn money for college. Not only does she worry about having enough money for college, but also keeping her secret hidden. If anyone finds out about her father, her chances of getting into a good college are a whole lot more slimmer.

Monday 28th, Setting-
In Full-ride, Becca lives in Georgia. She has this huge fancy house. But after her father's trial, Becca and her mother move. They have settled down in a little town in Ohio, called Deskin. The two live in a little apartment just a few blocks from where Becca goes to school.

Character-
In Full Ride,
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She's always dreamed of going to the private school, Vanderbilt. But it cost a lot of money which Becca doesn't have. And because she can't file for financial aid without her secret getting exposed, her only option of going to Vanderbilt is getting a scholarship. Becca walks down to counselor's office and ask if there's any way of her getting a scholarship. The counselor shows her the Whitney Court scholarship. Every year this ???????? Picks one student to give a scholarship to. But there's a ketch, Whitney Court was a student at ????? and was in the class of ??????????. After graduation, she had a horrible accident and died. In order for Becca to get the scholarship, she has write an essay about one of Whitneys classmates memory of

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