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Author: Darcy Woods

Category: Other

Published: 2021

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This compelling drama reveals what lengths a straight-A student and avid rule-follower will go to in order to save her family. A look at the issue of poverty and marijuana legalization for fans of the TV show Weeds.Sixteen year-old Honor Augustine never set out to become a felon. After all, she's the embodiment of her name as an academic all-star, avid recycler, and dedicated daughter to her PTSD-afflicted father. Coloring inside the lines is what keeps Honor's chaotic existence orderly. But for the sake of family, some lines must be crossed. When she discovers her father's VA benefits drying up, coupled with a terrifying bank letter threatening the family's greenhouse business—Honor vows to find a solution. She just doesn't expect to find it on the dry erase board of English lit—"Nature's first green is gold." The quote by Frost should've been as innocuous as the beige walls of the classroom. Instead, it becomes the seed of an idea....