{"product_id":"bye-forever-i-guess","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\u003eA Bookshop.org Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAn American Booksellers Association Indie Next Selection \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA Staff Pick at Parnussas Books, Bookmarks, Belmont Books, Broadway Books, and Many More\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Jodi Meadows","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46265605980396,"sku":"9780823456383","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46265606013164,"sku":"9780823461844","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780823456383.jpg?v=1741998030","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/bye-forever-i-guess","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}