Kind of a Big Deal

<p><b>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.<br><br>“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><br><br>There's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie.<br><br>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. <br><br>Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading.<br><br>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.<br><br>It’s alarming. But also . . . kind of amazing? <br><br>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.<br><br>Will Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?</p>