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 Now Charlotte and Lydia are juniors, in a Cosmetology Arts program where  they’ll get on-the-job training and college credits at the same time.  The Grand Plan is right on schedule.   Which means it’s time for Step Two: Win the Winter Style Showcase, where  Cos Arts and Fashion Design teams team up to dazzle the judges with  their skills.   Charlotte is sure that she and Lydia have it locked up—so sure, in fact,  that she makes a life-changing bet with her mother, who wants her to  give up cos for college.
 And that’s when things start going off the rails.
 As the clock ticks down to the night of the Showcase, Charlotte has her  hands full. Design divas. Models who refuse to be styled. Unexpectedly  stiff competition. And then, worst of all, Lydia—her BFF and Partner in  Cos—turns out to have a slightly different Grand Plan . .
 Like 45 Pounds (More or Less), K.A. Barson’s Charlotte Cuts it Out is a funny, relatable story set in the heart of the Midwest, just right for girls who have big dreams of their own.
                             
         
     
    
         
        
    
 
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