Kean Elroy Analysis

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Keen Elroy has always done exactly what he wanted. Even after he promised his father, multi-billionaire Rolland L. Elro, he would try to do well in high school. The deal being in turn, his father would pay for his college tuition at a school of his own choosing. As his Senior year rolls around, Keen realizes he won’t be able to fulfill his part of the bargain without help. So through his close friends Bennett, Lonato, and Dewey he hires the best tutor around. Amira Armelle promised her parents she could handle returning to her only childhood home by herself. After living sixteen years constantly moving and being homeschooled, Amira is determined to finish her Senior year with her old friends and maybe finally settle in an apartment. After

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