Nice Try, Jane Sinner

Jane Sinner snarked her way into my heart, and shes never leaving. Prepare to fall hard for this hilarious, heartfelt gem of a book.BeckyAlbertalli, author of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens AgendaIt'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 17-year-old Jane Sinner hates morethan failure is pity. After a personal crisis and hersubsequent expulsionfrom high school, she's going nowhere fast.Jane's well-meaning parents push her to attend a highschool completion program at thenearby Elbow River CommunityCollege, and she agrees, on one condition: she gets to move out. Jane tackles her housing problem by signing upforHouse of Orange, a student-run reality show that isbasicallyBig Brother, but forElbow RiverStudents. Living away from home, the chance to win a car (used, butwhatever), and a campus full of people who dontknow what she did inhigh school what more could she want? Okay, maybe a family thatunderstands why she'd rather turn to Freudthan Jesus to make senseof her life, but shell settle for fifteen minutes in the proverbial spotlight. AsHouse of Orangegrows from alow-budget web series to a local TV show with fans and shoddy T-shirts,Jane finally has the chance tolet her cynical, competitive naturethrive. Shell use her growing fan base,and whatever Introto Psychology can teach her, to prove to the worldor at least viewers of substandard TVthat shehas whatit takes to win.