Good pre-owned condition, light wear as shown, name written inside cover. Spine is excellent The tough, tender, and darkly funny story of a teenage outcast elinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by call-M ing the cops, so her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have to speak the truth. ★"Anderson perfectly captures the harsh conformity of high-school cliques and one teen's struggle to find accep-tance from her peers. Melinda's sarcastic wit, honesty, and courage make her a memorable character whose ultimate triumph will inspire and empower readers." -Booklist, starred review A 2000 Printz Honor Book A 1999 National Book Award Finalist An Edgar Allan Poe Award Finalist