{"product_id":"bye-forever-i-guess-9780823456383","title":"Bye Forever, I Guess","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan a guarded gamer girl lower her shield for a new friend... or more-than-friend?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"EARNEST AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD... PITCH PERFECT.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old Ingrid's been living a double life. At school, she's her popular friend Rachel's charity case. Online, she crushes it in her favorite MMORPG, geeks out in her favorite fantasy fandom, and runs a popular social media account. If only real life were that easy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Ingrid finally stands up to Rachel, it suddenly feels like she has no life at \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil she gets a super-sweet wrong-number text from a mystery boy at her school. Spending time together gaming as \"Stitches\" and \"Traveler\" makes her feel like she's really \u003ci\u003econnecting \u003c\/i\u003ewith someone. But when she begins to suspect that Traveler may be a popular classmate who is WAY above her in the cool-kid food chain--and whose original text was actually intended for \u003ci\u003eRachel\u003c\/i\u003e--she faces a difficult choice. Can they be friends IRL? She \u003ci\u003ewants \u003c\/i\u003eto open up, but getting close to people has hurt her before. Is making real friends only fantasy after all? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBye Forever, I Guess \u003c\/i\u003eis the fresh, funny, and deeply sweet middle-grade debut of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jodi Meadows (\u003cb\u003eMY LADY JANE\u003c\/b\u003e). Speaking to the messiness of middle-school friendships (and first loves), this is a warm, witty, enormously entertaining book--and a love letter to geek culture, gaming, and the healing power of fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"HILARIOUS... Charming, funny, and endearing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most DELIGHTFUL middle-grade romcom I've ever read!\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Ellen Oh, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Junie Kim\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e An American Booksellers Association Indie Next Selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Georgia Children's Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PSLA Literature Review Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed to the ALSC Summer Reading List!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJodi Meadows\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eNightrender\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDawnbreaker\u003c\/i\u003e, the Incarnate and Fallen Isles trilogies, and is a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMy Lady Jane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Plain Jane\u003c\/i\u003e. You can visit her website at JodiMeadows.com, and connect with her on Instagram @unicornwarlord. She lives in rural Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875008614674,"sku":"9780823456383","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_701d9cc7-eb24-4a68-8a89-9bdac9ab38cd.jpg?v=1756798659","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bye-forever-i-guess-9780823456383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}