Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
School year: Year 10, Year 11, Year 9
No. of pages 384
Published: 2022
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In "Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry" by Joya Goffney, we follow the journey of Quinn, a high school senior grappling with anxiety and the pressure to maintain her perfect image. Known for her journal filled with her most personal thoughts, Quinn’s diary goes missing, leading her to confront her fears as she seeks to retrieve it. Along the way, she embarks on a quest of self-discovery, navigating friendships, family dynamics, and the complexities of love. With humor and heart, the story explores themes of vulnerability, identity, and the importance of embracing one's true self. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.
There are 384 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2022 by Harperteen .