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Summary Of The Book 'We Were Liars'

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In the book “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart, Cadence hits her head on a rock and she can’t remember the summer before. So, she keeps on asking her mom and family what had happened that summer. Everyone keeps on telling her but, Cadence just keeps on forgetting because of her memory loss. No, one wants to tell her because they are afraid that if she ever really finds out the truth it could hurt her. , Cadence was going back for her next summer after her accident. The summer before Cadence had hit her head on a rock in the ocean while swimming. She doesn’t recall what had happened that night, so she keeps on asking but, no one will ever tell her. She starts out this summer as usual just everyone is nervous around her and don’t know what to say. Cadence starts to have fun again like she had used to, so she is now adjusting back to how things used to be. …show more content…

She had figured this out because the morning when Cadence came back she had saw Gat was sending a rose to someone. Cadence believed it was her that he was sending the rose but, in reality it was his girlfriend. The thought of Gat having a girlfriend makes Cadence super depressed, so she drinks so much that she starts vomiting then she wakes up in the morning. Cadence was jealous because she was the one who wanted to be in the relationship with him. So, she tries to become closer with Gat. They soon later in the book start spending more and more time together because Cadence and Gat had kissed in the attic. Though to Gat he didn’t really feel anything. So Cadence keeps on trying and trying to push her way into their

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