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[Megan McCafferty]

"Told in the hilariously authentic voice of a preteen girl, this book will have readers laughing out loud at Jessica's high jinks, especially her disastrous stint as the school mascot."—School Library Journal

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JESSICA DARLING'S IT LIST

THE (TOTALLY NOT) GUARANTEED GUIDE TO POPULARITY, PRETTINESS & PERFECTION

BY MEGAN McCAFFERTY

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“Jessica is a winning heroine, and as she stumbles and fumbles (and literally falls flat on her face), readers will laugh alongside her and, yes, cheer as she comes into her authentic self.”—Booklist

"Readers meeting Jessica for the first time will be charmed by this authentic and funny girl."—Publishers Weekly

“Humorously spot-on…”—Kirkus

"If I had to do seventh grade all over again, there's nobody I'd rather have by my side than Jessica Darling.  Funny, winning, and completely relatable, she makes for delightful company as she navigates her way through a new school, and it's impossible not to root for her through all her misadventures.  I'm already excited to find out what the next chapter of her story might bring!"

—Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and This is What Happy Looks Like

“My long lost friend Jessica Darling is back! I feel so lucky to have a peek into her middle school years in Megan McCafferty’s sparkly new series. How I’ve missed you so, Jessica Darling!”

—Jenny Han, bestselling author of Shug and the Summer I Turned Pretty series

“Trust me, you'll adore Jessica Darling ten different ways."

—E.Lockhart, author of The Boyfriend List and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

"I loved meeting Megan McCafferty's hilarious and irrepressible Jessica Darling in Sloppy Firsts. Now, I'm thrilled to turn back the clock and watch her navigate the highs and lows of seventh grade. I laughed and cheered for her and so will you."

—Wendy Mass, bestselling author of The Candymakers and 13 Gifts

Praise for Megan McCafferty and the Jessica Darling series

“Every single [Jessica Darling] book hums with life and crackles with snappy authenticity.”

—foreveryoungadult.com

“Judy Blume meets Dorothy Parker.”

—Wall Street Journal

“McCafferty looks at teen travails with humor as well as heart.”

—People

 "Every cool girl I know loves Jessica Darling."

—hellogiggles.com

"A hilarious trip down memory lane. You'll laugh out loud -- and cringe -- as this first novel by McCafferty takes you back to the soap opera that was high school."—Glamour on Sloppy Firsts

"There's no reason this witty sequel, with an even more exhilarating and genuine take on teendom, shouldn't reach the head of the class."

—Boston Herald on Second Helpings

 

"The snappy writing, au courant wordplay and easy-to-relate-to plot turns will keep eager teens -- and teens-at-heart -- turning the pages.”

—Publishers Weekly on Charmed Thirds