THIS IS NOT THE JESS SHOW

The year is 1998, and like any other teenager, Jess Flynn is just trying to get through her junior year without drama...but drama keeps finding her.

Between a new crush on her childhood best friend, overprotective parents cramping her social life, and her younger sister’s worsening health, the only constant is change—and her hometown of Swickley, which feels smaller by the day.

Swickley is getting weirder by the day, too. Half the population has been struck down by a mysterious illness. Conversations end awkwardly when Jess enters the room. And then one day, a tiny, sleek black device—with an apple logo on it—falls out her best friend’s backpack and lands at Jess’ feet. 

But the first iPhone won’t exist for another nine years.

Suddenly Jess has more questions than answers about her life. And as she races to uncover the truth about her family, her friendships, and her town, one thing becomes clear: we all have our own version of reality. Black Mirror meets My So-Called Life in this fast-paced, timely novel about separating fact from fiction—and the lengths one girl will go to live on her own terms. 

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THIS IS NOT THE REAL WORLD

Months after Jess escaped from the set of Stuck in the ’90s, the nostalgic reality show she believed was her real life, the teen star is getting to know the outside world for the first time. But she can’t outrun her fictional life forever—or the media empire that owns it.

After Like-Life Productions tracks her down and forces her boyfriend to return to the show, Jess teams up with an underground network fighting to uncover Like-Life’s schemes. To expose the truth, Jess must go back to the set and take Like-Life down from the inside . . . but getting revenge might just cost her everything.

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