{"product_id":"bye-forever-i-guess-isbn-9780823461844","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"EARNEST AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD... PITCH PERFECT.\"\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirteen-year-old Ingrid’s been living a double life. At school, she’s the Girl With Dead Parents, her popular friend Rachel’s charity case. Online, things are different: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Ingrid finally stands up to Rachel and “starts drama,” it suddenly feels like she has no life at \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003e. . . and nowhere to sit at lunch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil she gets a supersweet wrong-number text from a mystery boy at her school, and everything starts to go right. Spending time together playing Ancient Tomes Online 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs making real friends only fantasy after all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 (MY LADY JANE). 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"HILARIOUS... Charming, funny, and endearing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003ci\u003eBye Forever, I Guess\u003c\/i\u003e makes an excellent case for wanting more for ourselves in all areas of our lives, and for insisting on being seen, even if it’s awkward or scary at first. Meadows’ middle grade debut is a well-written, winning coming-of-age tale with loads of hilarity, empathy and heart.\u003cbr\u003e—BookPage (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeadows presents an earnest and laugh-out-loud middle grade debut that’s both a winning exploration of tween friendship and a pitch-perfect paean to fan culture and the thrill of finding one’s community.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious enemies-to-something-more tale, told equally in prose and text messages, this book is sure to please any middle schooler in need of a sweet romance. Hand to fans of Cory Doctorow’s \u003ci\u003eIn Real Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and Alexis Nedd’s \u003ci\u003eDon’t Hate the Player \u003c\/i\u003e(2021).\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA must for young rom-com fans.\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharming, funny, and endearing.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\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.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233008365797,"sku":"NP9780823461844","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823461844.jpg?v=1767723246","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bye-forever-i-guess-isbn-9780823461844","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}