Kind of a Big Deal -- Shannon Hale

<p><b>"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." --<i>NPR</i></b> <p/>From Shannon Hale, bestselling author of <i>Austenland</i>, comes <i>Kind of a Big Deal</i>: a story that will suck you in--literally. <p/>There's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie. <p/>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. <p/>Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading. <p/>Literally. She reads a book and suddenly she's <i>inside</i> 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. <p/>It's alarming. But also . . . kind of amazing? <p/>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. <p/>Will Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Shannon Hale<br><b>Publisher:</b> Square Fish<br><b>Published:</b> 10/18/2022<br><b>Pages:</b> 416<br><b>Binding Ty