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When Maggie’s parents separate, she relocates from New Jersey to New York City and joins a prestigious private school. Desperate for friendship and distraction, she falls in with a group of social butterflies who maintain a top‑secret ledger of their classmates’ most intimate details. While the girls claim they are collecting truth rather than gossip, Maggie soon realizes that the power of information can cause irreparable harm.
The novel explores the complexities of teenage social dynamics, the blur between truth and rumor, and the impact of family and friendship on a young girl's transition into high school life.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Lizabeth Zindel
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