Solitaire

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)] [Read by Jayne Entwistle] Saving Francesca meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in this stunning, unflinchingly honest debut about finding friends, finding yourself, and discovering what really matters. My name is Tori Spring. Sometimes I hate people. This is probably very bad for my mental health. Tori is generally disappointed in people. She'd rather sleep or spend time on her blog than have to talk to anyone. Until a mysterious online group called Solitaire launches a series of pranks across her school, and she meets Michael Holden, who is irrepressibly cheerful and determined to be her friend. As Solitaire's pranks begin to escalate, Tori has to face the world she's tried so hard to ignore - only to discover that just when you've decided not to care about anything, the right person can change everything. Debut author Alice Oseman has brought to life a vivid, clever, and heartfelt portrayal of what it's like to be a teenager today, in an outstanding contemporary novel that will speak to fans of Melina Marchetta, Stephen Chbosky, and Rainbow Rowell.