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Fangirl

by Rainbow Rowell

Fandom, family, and the move to college

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Fandom, family, and the move to college

Cath and her twin sister grew up immersed in the fictional Simon Snow series, but college brings a change in their relationship to that shared world: Wren wants a separate roommate, while Cath still depends on fandom and fan fiction. Alongside the challenge of finding her footing on campus, Cath worries about her father, whom the description portrays as loving but fragile. The story brings together questions of independence, changing family bonds, creative writing, and the place a beloved fictional universe can hold during a major transition.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about starting college and finding independence.
  • Readers curious about fandom, fan fiction, and the relationship between creative writing and popular stories.
  • Those drawn to fiction about twin-sister relationships and family change.

Themes

Fandom and fan fictionIndependence and growing upTwin-sister relationshipsFamily changeCreative writing

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Book overview

With a New Introduction!

In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life--and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?

A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013
A New York Times Best Seller!

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