Overview

When the Queen Bee picks you as her next victim, survival takes creativity. Fourteen-year-old Jacqueline Carson thought she knew how to keep her head down. But when Mean Girl Queen Bee Barbie decides Jacqueline is her new favorite target-and Jacqueline's best friend jumps ship to join the dance squad-life at school becomes unbearable. At home, things aren't any better. Her parents' marriage is crumbling, her mom's falling apart, and Jacqueline suspects a long-buried family secret might be to blame. So she does the only thing she can think of: she escapes-into her books. But when the stories she loves start to blur with reality, Jacqueline discovers that the characters on the page might hold the key to saving her family, standing up to the bullies, and maybe even getting the boy. For readers 14+ (some mature themes and language). San Francisco Writers Conference Contest Finalist. Kindle Book Review Award Semifinalist.

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""This is a fabulous story about a young woman facing up to all of the simple and not-so-simple challenges in a modern girl's life. I loved watching Jackie's character stretch and grow and mature - we were there right along with her. I couldn't put this well-written, touching page-turner down. Teens will love all of the characters, situations and the language of this book - and grownups will too! A must-read.""""Wow! Loved this book. What a page-turner from the start. It was a joy and privilege to follow the development of the main character, Jacqueline. Every parent of teenagers should read this. Every teenage girl and boy NEED to read this. Its hilarious and shocking at the same time."" ""I couldn't put it down! Wish this was part of school curriculum. It might not make it past censors but it deals honestly with many everyday things.""

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Psychologist, blogger, and author Lynn Rankin-Esquer, Ph.D., writes with wit, warmth, and a fascination for the messiness of being human. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area, is married to a college baseball coach, and has two children who contribute to the messiness of being human in the most delightful way.

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