Fangirl

#1 New York Times bestselling author

In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life-and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?

A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013
A New York Times Best Seller

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 09/10/2013
ISBN: 9781250030955
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.60d
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Finalist
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist
Award: Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
Romantic Times 09/01/2013 pg. 54 - Excellent
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 115
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2013 pg. 56
Entertainment Weekly 09/13/2013 pg. 79
Booklist 09/15/2013 pg. 65
New York Times Book Review 09/22/3013 pg. 34
New York Times Book Review 09/29/2013 pg. 28
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2013 pg. 176 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 105
Christian Century 12/11/2013 pg. 23
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2013 pg. 34
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 37
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/08/2013 pg. 35
Entertainment Weekly 12/27/2013 pg. 99
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 160991 / Fangirl
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 15