Fearless by Francine Pascal, Chapter 1

By Nate Feldman

Gaia is a 17-year-old girl.  She is fearless.  She doesn't have the ability to fear anything.  If someone is getting beat up, she will get in the middle of it and protect the weaker person.  She's not afraid of anything or anyone.  She is beginning a new school.  Her father, who was with the CIA, has disappeared, and she has no mother, siblings, friends, or pets.  So, she is a very unique girl.  

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