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    The Julian Game

    Author Adele Griffin
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    Penguin Young Readers | Speak
    On sale Aug 26, 2010 | 208 Pages | 9781101198308
    Grade 7 & Up
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    This riveting novel from the award-winning author of Where I Want to Be explores the issues of social media: the desire to be someone else, real versus online friends, and the risks of posting your personal life online.

    “Griffin elevates the mean girl plot with spot-on insights into teen social politics and quirky, multidimensional characters.”—Booklist

    “Will speak strongly to readers whose social lives are lived through social networks.”—BCCB

    THE PLAYERS: New girl Raye Archer and her unlikely partner-in-crime, Ice Queen Ella Parker.

    THE PLAYED: Ella’s ex, Julian Kilgarry.

    THE PLAN: Create an online identity, use it to charm Julian, then use information gained through that faux-relationship to sabotage him.

    THE OUTCOME: Better. . . and worse. . . than Raye ever could have imagined.
    Adele Griffin is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, both National Book Award finalists. She is also the author of All You Never Wanted, Tighter, Picture the Dead, The Julian Game, and the Witch Twins and Vampire Island middle-grade series. Adele lives with her husband and children in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Adele Griffin
    “Griffin mines familiar territory—cyberbullying and mean girls—in a novel brimming with deception and manipulation.”—School Library Journal

    “Strong pacing and a sympathetic protagonist ought to keep readers hooked.”—Publishers Weekly

    “A voyeuristic look at teen networking.”—Children’s Literature

    “A fast-paced read.”—VOYA

    “Will speak strongly to readers whose social lives are lived through social networks.”—BCCB

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    This riveting novel from the award-winning author of Where I Want to Be explores the issues of social media: the desire to be someone else, real versus online friends, and the risks of posting your personal life online.

    “Griffin elevates the mean girl plot with spot-on insights into teen social politics and quirky, multidimensional characters.”—Booklist

    “Will speak strongly to readers whose social lives are lived through social networks.”—BCCB

    THE PLAYERS: New girl Raye Archer and her unlikely partner-in-crime, Ice Queen Ella Parker.

    THE PLAYED: Ella’s ex, Julian Kilgarry.

    THE PLAN: Create an online identity, use it to charm Julian, then use information gained through that faux-relationship to sabotage him.

    THE OUTCOME: Better. . . and worse. . . than Raye ever could have imagined.

    Author

    Adele Griffin is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, both National Book Award finalists. She is also the author of All You Never Wanted, Tighter, Picture the Dead, The Julian Game, and the Witch Twins and Vampire Island middle-grade series. Adele lives with her husband and children in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Adele Griffin

    Praise

    “Griffin mines familiar territory—cyberbullying and mean girls—in a novel brimming with deception and manipulation.”—School Library Journal

    “Strong pacing and a sympathetic protagonist ought to keep readers hooked.”—Publishers Weekly

    “A voyeuristic look at teen networking.”—Children’s Literature

    “A fast-paced read.”—VOYA

    “Will speak strongly to readers whose social lives are lived through social networks.”—BCCB

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