The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

(Hardback)

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Riley lives in TropeTown, where everyone plays stock roles in novels. Riley, a Manic Pixie Dream Boy, is sent to group therapy after going off-script. Riley knows that breaking the rules again could get him terminated, yet he feels there must be more to life than recycling the same clichs for readers' entertainment. Then he meets Zelda, a Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Geek Chic subtype), and falls head over heels in love. Zelda's in therapy too, along with several other Manic Pixies. But TropeTown has a dark secret, and if Riley and his fellow Manic Pixies don't get to the bottom of it, they may all be terminated.

Reviews

"[A] genial read . . ."--Booklist

"Recommend this well-crafted book to voracious readers of YA who will appreciate the satire."--School Library Journal

"Funny, romantic, and delightfully meta--The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project was a joy to read from beginning to end."--Jess Rothenberg, author of The Catastrophic History of You & Me and The Kingdom

"How long has it been since you had a good laugh This book is the one you've been waiting for. Witty, sharp, surprising--a refreshing read."--Martha Brockenbrough, author of The Game of Love and Death

Author Bio

Lenore Appelhans is the author of several books for children and teens. Her work has appeared on the Bank Street Best Books list, won a SCBWI Crystal Kite award, and been featured on boxes of Cheerios. Lenore is an ambivert, a proud Slytherpuff, and a world traveler. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in the D.C. area with her family and her manic pixie dream cat.