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    Vend U.
    Vend U.
    Vend U.
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    Vend U.

    By Nancy Springer

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    Jocelyn is a complete pest, She's constantly playing practical jokes and has no problems beating up boys. Not quite the person you want around you when you're trying to enjoy your summer art class on a college campus.

    When Jocelyn decides to take out her inner aggressions on the cafeteria's vending machines, it's not just the students who decide it's time to do something about the biggest bully on campus. After all, even a vending machine has feelings.

    Jocelyn is about to learn a very dangerous lesson. Sometimes the least healthy item in a vending machine isn't the weeks-old chocolate, but the machine itself.

    A short story.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUntreed Reads
    Release dateSep 25, 2013
    ISBN9781611876185
    Vend U.
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    Nancy Springer

    NANCY SPRINGER is the author of the nationally bestselling Enola Holmes novels, including The Case of the Missing Marquess, which was made into the hit Netflix movie, Enola Holmes. She is the author of more than 50 other books for children and adults. She has won many awards, including two Edgar Awards, and has been published in more than thirty countries. She lives in Florida.

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      Vend U. - Nancy Springer

      Vend U.

      By Nancy Springer

      Copyright 2013 by Nancy Springer

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