Gingerbread
...Gingerbread is a novel about a girl named Cyd Charisse. After Cyd Charisse is expelled from a fancy boarding school, she finds that her problems with her mother escalate after Cyd falls in love with a sensitive surfer named Shrimp. Her mom and her step-dad seem to think that she needs time to figure out who she really is and what she really wants, so she is subsequently sent from San Francisco to New York City to spend time with her biological father who she barely even knows.
The major characters in the book are Cyd Charisse, Gingerbread, Sugar, Shrimp, Sid-dad, Frank-dad, and Nancy. Cyd Charisse is a 16 yr. old rebellious girl. She was sent to boarding school after her ex-boyfriend, Justin, got her into a lot of trouble. Gingerbread is Cyd's doll. Gingerbread talks to Cyd telepathically. Cyd's biological father, Frank, gave her Gingerbread when Cyd was 5 years old. Sugar is Cyd's best-friend that lives in a nursing home. She helps Cyd Charisse with a lot of crisis she has and gives her a lot of moral support. Shrimp is Cyd's new boyfriend. He is always there for her and plays a big role helping her figure out what she wants and who she really is. Sid-dad is Cyd's step-dad. He seems to care for her a lot as much as he hates to show it. He's always looking out for her. Frank-dad, is Cyd's biological father. He acts really awkward around her and doesn't really know how to talk to her. He competes with Sid-dad when it comes to material objects. Nancy is Cyd's mom. She is really self-absorbed and never pays any attention to Cyd because she's always too busy looking at herself. She is an ex-dancer and she is pretty and thin.
For a tiny bit, Gingerbread takes place in the boarding school that Cyd used to go to. Then it goes to San Francisco, where Cyd lives. When she's in San Francisco, she's usually at a café called Java The Hut owned and run by her boyfriends...
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