Leaving Paradise by Simon Elkeles

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    Leaving Paradise

  • Caleb Becker

    Caleb Becker
    He was popular and kind of a carless person. Everyone wanted to be friends with him, and every girl wanted to date him.
  • Maggie Armstrong

    Maggie Armstrong
    She was also popular, athletic, and friendly she had tons of friends and everyone wanted to be just like her.
  • Car accident

    Car accident
    One night Caleb was drunk and he was driving home. He hit Maggie with his car and everything changed
  • 1 year

    1 year
    For the last year Maggie had to be in physical therapy and go from hospital to hospital. She had to learn to walk and bend her legs and use them like normal again.
  • 1 year

    1 year
    Caleb Becker spent the last year doing community service and in jail.Trying to put what happened behind him.
  • Maggie Armstrong

    Maggie Armstrong
    Loved to play tennis. And hung out with all the people that loved the same thing as her.
  • Then...

    Then...
    they both end up doing community service for the same person Mrs. Reynolds where they are forced to work together and get along.
  • But....

    But....
    They end up falling in love and secretly "dating." Which does not turn out the way they thought it would.
  • Caleb Becker

    Caleb Becker
    Caleb Becker leaves paradise after getting in a fight with his parents because he thinks things will be better off without him there.