03441cam a2200385 i 4500 623870630 TxAuBib 20151106120000.0 150410s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015013651 9781250050922 hardcover 1250050928 hardcover (OCoLC)907295822 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda rda DLC rda OCLCO DLC CDX GZD TxAuBib OCLCO CDX GZD TxAuBib rda Bannan, Sarah, 1978-, author. Weightless / Sarah Bannan. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2015. 326 pages : illustration ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "When Carolyn Lessing moves from New Jersey to Alabama with her mother, she rattles the status quo of the juniors at Adams High. Gorgeous, stylish, a great student and gifted athlete without a mean girl bone in her body Carolyn is gobbled up right away by the school's cliques. She even begins dating a senior, Shane, whose on again/off again girlfriend Brooke becomes Carolyn's bitter romantic rival. When a make-out video of Carolyn and Shane makes the rounds, Carolyn goes from golden girl to slut in an instant, with Brooke and her best friend responsible for the campaign. Carolyn is hounded and focused on, and becomes more and more private. Questions about her family and her habits torture her. But a violent confrontation with Shane and Brooke in the student parking lot is the last attack Carolyn can take. A novel to drop us all back into the intensity of our high school years, WEIGHTLESS is a startling and assured debut. Sarah Bannan's deft use of the first person plural gives Weightless an emotional intensity and remarkable power that will send you flying through the pages and leave you reeling"-- Provided by publisher. "When 15-year-old Carolyn moves from New Jersey to Alabama with her mother, she rattles the status quo of the junior class at Adams High School. A good student and natural athlete, she's immediately welcomed by the school's cliques. She's even nominated to the homecoming court and begins dating a senior, Shane, whose on again/off again girlfriend Brooke becomes Carolyn's bitter romantic rival. When a video of Carolyn and Shane making out is sent to everyone, Carolyn goes from golden girl to slut, as Brooke and her best friend Gemma try to restore their popularity. Gossip and bullying hound Carolyn, who becomes increasingly private and isolated. When Shane and Brooke--now back together--confront Carolyn in the student parking lot, injuring her, it's the last attack she can take. Sarah Bannan's deft use of the first person plural gives Weightless an emotional intensity and remarkable power that will send you flying through the pages and leave you reeling"-- Provided by publisher. 1040L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.4 13 175326. 20151106. Teenage girls Fiction. High school students Fiction. Cyberbullying Fiction. Bullying Juvenile fiction. Fiction. http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/988/9781250078988/image/lgcover.9781250078988.jpg Cover image TXKPL