Mallory Marshs true feelings come out in her sci-fi web comic, but when it goes viral, classmates recognize the unflattering characters, leading Mallory to reckon with her lies, in a story about identity and friendship. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
A funny, poignant middle grade novel about a tween who navigates questions of identity and friendship when her anonymous web comic goes viral, from the acclaimed author of Tethered to Other Stars.
Mallory Marsh is an expert at molding into whatever other people want her to be. Her true thoughts and feelings only come out in her sci-fi web comic, which she publishes anonymously as Dr. BotGirl.
But juggling all the versions of herself gets tricky, especially when Mals mom signs her up for swim team. Instead of being honest about hating competitive swim, Mal skips out on practice and secretly joins the librarys comic club. There Mal meets Noa, a cute enby kid who is very sure of who they are. As Mal helps Noa plan a drag queen story time, she tries to be the person she thinks Noa wants her to beby lying about her stage fright.
Then Mals web comic goes viral, and kids at school start recognizing the unflattering characters based on Mals real-life friends. With negative pushback threatening the drag queen story time and Dr.BotGirls identity getting harder to hide, Mallory must reckon with the lies she has told.
If she reveals her full self, will her friends, her parents, and her new crush accept the real Mallory Marsh?
