Kind of a Big Deal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250206237)

From Shannon Hale, bestselling author of Austenland, comes Kind of a Big Deal: a story that will suck you in--literally.

"So many strange and wonderful things happen at every twist and turn, you'll be happy to wander with Josie . . . Each book she descends into seems to teach her something, and even if it's not obvious where the story is going, we're in it for the long haul." --NPR

There's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie.

She was kind of a big deal--she dropped out of high school to be a star! But the bigger you are, the harder you fall. And Josie fell. Hard. Ouch. Broadway dream: dead.

Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading.

Literally. She reads a book and suddenly she's inside it. And with each book, she's a different character: a post-apocalyptic heroine, the lead in a YA rom-com, a 17th century wench in a corset.

It's alarming. But also . . . kind of amazing?

It's the perfect way to live out her fantasies. Book after book, Josie the failed star finds a new way to shine. But the longer she stays in a story, the harder it becomes to escape.

Will Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?

Author: Shannon Hale
ISBN-10: 1250206235
ISBN-13: 9781250206237
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Language: English
Published: 08/25/2020
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510700 / Kind of a Big Deal


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2020 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2020
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 78
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020
Shelf Awareness 08/25/2020