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"Maybe attendance wasn't about being present in class. Maybe it was about being present in the moments that mattered."For some students, 74% attendance is a warning. For others, it's an achievement. For Rudra and his friends, it's just another part of surviving Class 10. Between surprise tests, unfinished homework, free periods, lunch breaks, and the constant pressure of board exams, life in Class X-D is anything but ordinary. What begins as just another school year slowly becomes a collection of moments that will stay with them far longer than any lesson from a textbook. Told through the eyes of Rudra, Attendance: 74% is a nostalgic coming- of-age story about friendship, chaos, growing up, and the memories that are made in the moments between classes. Some lessons are taught from textbooks. The important ones happen in between. ABOUT THE AUTHORVedant Argal is a student and aspiring author. Attendance: 74% is his debut novel, inspired by the friendships, memories, and everyday moment that make school life unforgettable.