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Formerly rich girls, Lorrie Hollander and her sister have had to get used to living in Edgewater, their eccentric Aunt Gigi's decaying mansion, after their wealthy mother abandoned on them. Lorrie works hard to keep her family from collapsing, and in the process meets boy-next-door Charlie, a senator's son. Lorrie hides her situation from Charlie, afraid to lose his friendship, and maybe more than friendship--but Charlie and his family have embarrassing secrets, too.

Someone is watching five teenagers' every move, someone with revenge, who are keeping dangerous secrets in a world atop a high-tech luxury skyscraper in New York City one-hundred years into the future.

"When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside--but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park--a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore--Nicholas's childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband--a man hell bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China's second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing"--Provided by publisher.

New Yorker Rachel Chu is amazed when she goes to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick, and learns his family owns a palace and Nick is more used to private planes than cars. As one of the most eligible bachelors in Asia, Nick is in high demand, and his mother doesn't think Rachel is quite worthy of him.

Laura, a rich woman with a successful career and a long marriage to a rich husband, has a son, Daniel. Daniel, twenty-three, is handsome, talented, and genuine--then he meets Cherry, a beautiful and smart girl, who becomes his girlfriend, but who has not had the same life as Laura has had. Cherry wants Laura's life, and one little, unforgivable lie is all it takes--and it will have far-reaching consequences for everyone involved.

Presents articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on the concept of the wealth gap in the United States and how rich people relate to the poor, with arguments for and against the government taking action to eliminate the wealth gap.

The tragic story of the wealthy Jay Gatsby and his attempt to win back the love of Daisy Buchanan.

High-class Manhattan husband and wife Mark and Karen Breakstone arrange their lives around their beautiful, compassionate, and entrancing daughter, Heather, and the world seems to follow her, too--and all its dark interests begin to gravitate towards her as well.

Fanny Price, a teenaged girl of low social rank brought up on her wealthy relatives' countryside estate, feels the sharp sting of rejection when her cousin Edmund, the only person who treats her as an equal, is won over by a flirtatious, exciting--and unprincipled--London girl.

Window washer Mitsu inadvertantly risks Kageyama's life while trying to save his coworker after Kageyama collapses on the job. In recovery, Kageyama discovers that his immune system has been compromised by exposure to UV rays and he must choose between his job and his health.