This special edition includes fan art, a ribbon bookmark, a Q&A with the
author, and an excerpt from her new book Carry On.
In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole
world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life-and
she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced
themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what
got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow
fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go.
She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want
to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort
zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around
boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end
of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk
about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's
loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren
holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does
she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013
A New York Times Best Seller!
