{"product_id":"bye-forever-i-guess","title":"Bye Forever, I Guess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when Ingrid finally stands up to Rachel and “starts drama,” it suddenly feels like she has no life at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eall\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . . and nowhere to sit at lunch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003econnecting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—she faces a difficult choice. Can they be friends IRL? She \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ewants\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto open up, but getting close to people has hurt her before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIs making real friends only fantasy after all?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBye Forever, I Guess\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the fresh, funny, and deeply sweet middle-grade debut of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"HILARIOUS... Charming, funny, and endearing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\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\u003cspan\u003e—Ellen Oh, award-winning author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Junie Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49616858120406,"sku":"9780823461844","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8492\/0022\/files\/9780823461844_30f51.jpg?v=1785010752","url":"https:\/\/www.riverfrontbooks.com\/products\/bye-forever-i-guess","provider":"Riverfront Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}