Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Nice Try, Jane Sinner
Contributor(s): Oelke, Lianne (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 0358097568     ISBN-13: 9780358097563
Publisher: Clarion Books
Retail: $9.99OUR PRICE: $7.29  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $6.69   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $6.39   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2019
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Television & Radio
- Young Adult Fiction | Humorous - Black Comedy
- Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Christian - Social Issues
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016035569
Age Level: 14-UP
Grade Level: 9-UP
Lexile Measure: 660
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.75 lbs) 432 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Teen
- Sex & Gender - Gay
- Topical - Internet
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
"Jane Sinner snarked her way into my heart, and she's never leaving. Prepare to fall hard for this hilarious, heartfelt gem of a book." --Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

It's Kind of a Funny Story meets Daria in the darkly hilarious tale of a teen's attempt to remake her public image and restore inner peace through reality TV. The only thing seventeen-year-old Jane Sinner hates more than failure is pity. After a personal crisis and her subsequent expulsion from high school, she's going nowhere fast. Jane's well-meaning parents push her to attend a high school completion program at the nearby Elbow River Community College, and she agrees, on one condition: she gets to move out.

Jane tackles her housing problem by signing up for House of Orange, a student-run reality show that is basically Big Brother, but for Elbow River Students. Living away from home, the chance to win a car (used, but whatever), and a campus full of people who don't know what she did in high school . . . What more could she want? Okay, maybe a family that understands why she'd rather turn to Freud than Jesus to make sense of her life, but she'll settle for fifteen minutes in the proverbial spotlight.

As House of Orange grows from a low-budget web series to a local TV show with fans and shoddy T-shirts, Jane finally has the chance to let her cynical, competitive nature thrive. She'll use her growing fan base, and whatever Intro to Psychology can teach her, to prove to the world--or at least viewers of substandard TV--that she has what it takes to win.


Contributor Bio(s): Oelke, Lianne: - Lianne Oelke has a degree in philosophy and works in the film industry--which may explain a lot about her debut novel, Nice Try, Jane Sinner. Or not. She lives, camps, and thinks about cats in Vancouver, Canada. www.lianneoelke.com
Twitter: @lianneoekle
Instagram: @lianneoekle
 
Customers who bought this item also bought...

Courting Darkness
Isle of Blood and Stone
Mirage: The Danger Is Within
Bargain Box: 100 NEW books for high school students
Wolf High
Rosebush
100 Days of Cake
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!