Friends vs Family

Friends vs Family is the third book in The Academy - Ghost Bird series of novels by C. L. Stone.

Genre: Young Adult

Released: 27 August 2013undefined

Publisher's Notes
Sang Sorenson is forced to suffer through another of her mother's extreme punishments. It almost kills her. The Academy boys vow it will be the last. They're determined to keep Sang safe, especially from her own family.

Their solution: complete invasion of her life.

Kota, Luke, Silas, Nathan, Victor, Gabriel, and North do everything within their power to show Sang what true loyalty means. It takes more than blood to make a family and they want Sang in theirs.

In this third book of the Academy series, Sang experiences a taste of freedom and what it's like to be truly cared for ... to be wanted. Sang learns a bit more about the boys' broken families and the boys discover more than they could ever have bargained for about Sang's. The Academy was the answer to their problems. Could it be hers?

Sang's actions will force her mother to reveal a startling truth. A truth that will change Sang's life and the boys' lives in unpredictable ways. Forever.

The Academy, Allegiance

Chapters

 * 1) Secret Lives
 * 2) Hidden Bruises
 * 3) Friday
 * 4) Saturday
 * 5) Rescue Party
 * 6) Inner Sanctum
 * 7) Secret Plans
 * 8) Apples
 * 9) Sign Language
 * 10) What a Family Is
 * 11) Lies
 * 12) Thick in the Nettles
 * 13) Naked
 * 14) How to Dress a Girl
 * 15) Weekend
 * 16) Nervous
 * 17) Sang the Cheater
 * 18) Runway
 * 19) Time Off for Good Behavior
 * 20) The Crazy Beautiful Girl
 * 21) First Ever Sleepover
 * 22) The Truth About Dreams
 * 23) In It Together
 * 24) Haircut
 * 25) The Academy, Capable
 * 26) Hoping and Changing
 * 27) Sleepless
 * 28) Cornered
 * 29) Quick Thinking
 * 30) Secret Messages
 * 31) Many Things, But Never Alone
 * 32) Father
 * 33) A New Family
 * 34) ~A~ Epilogue

Quotes

 * "Parents and siblings are your relations. Family takes care of one another and helps each other. When each side is working together, when everyone wants it, that makes the difference." ~ Kota Lee to Sang Sorensonundefined
 * "I left him an exact fifteen percent tip. He was probably expecting nothing. Instead I wanted to let him know he was just the help, and nothing more to us. I've never done that to anyone in my life." ~ Victor Morgan, about the waiter who flirted with Sangundefined