Eva doesn't fit in at community college. The kids all say she talks funny and it's true--her Russian accent makes her a target for a lot teasing.She can't help it if her mother came to the U.S. as a mail-order bride--with her daughter in tow. Eva's mother keeps reminding her that they should be grateful her stepfather agreed to accept Eva, too, but her mother doesn't know everything.The real secret is that Eva's stepfather agreed to the marriage because his best friend wanted Eva. And worse, the thing Eva really can't tell her mother--she wants her father's best friend, too.
Eva doesn't fit in at community college. The kids all say she talks funny and it's true--her Russian accent makes her a target for a lot teasing.She can't help it if her mother came to the U.S. as a mail-order bride--with her daughter in tow. Eva's mother keeps reminding her that they should be grateful her stepfather agreed to accept Eva, too, but her mother doesn't know everything.The real secret is that Eva's stepfather agreed to the marriage because his best friend wanted Eva. And worse, the thing Eva really can't tell her mother--she wants her father's best friend, too.
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