{"product_id":"bye-forever-i-guess-paperback","title":"Bye Forever, I Guess - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJodi Meadows\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan a guarded gamer girl lower her shield for a new friend... or more-than-friend?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"EARNEST AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD... PITCH PERFECT.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Ingrid finally stands up to Rachel and \"starts drama,\" it suddenly feels like she has no life at \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003e. . . and nowhere to sit at lunch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003econnecting \u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eRachel\u003c\/i\u003e--she faces a difficult choice. Can they be friends IRL? She \u003ci\u003ewants \u003c\/i\u003eto open up, but getting close to people has hurt her before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs making real friends only fantasy after all? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBye Forever, I Guess \u003c\/i\u003eis the fresh, funny, and deeply sweet middle-grade debut of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"HILARIOUS... Charming, funny, and endearing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most DELIGHTFUL middle-grade romcom I've ever read!\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Ellen Oh, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Junie Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJodi Meadows\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eNightrender\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDawnbreaker\u003c\/i\u003e, the Incarnate and Fallen Isles trilogies, and is a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMy Lady Jane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Plain Jane\u003c\/i\u003e. You can visit her website at JodiMeadows.com, and connect with her on Instagram @unicornwarlord. She lives in rural Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bye Forever, I Guess\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47313815208185,"sku":"9780823461844","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bu1Z_cTuu09780823461844.webp?v=1769404875","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bye-forever-i-guess-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}