In or Out #1 [Paperback]

Claudia Gabel (Author)

Book Description

Series: In Or Out | Publication Date: June 1, 2007

Are you IN or are you OUT? Find out in the launch of this exciting new YA series that explores the drama of high school friendship -- the ups & downs, the scandals & secrets, the romance & rivalries.

Bubbly Marnie and shy Nola are best friends forever...but everything changes when ninth grade starts. Marnie has set her sights on the IN crowd, led by beautiful hipster-girl Lizette, and she also falls hard for charismatic hottie Dane. Nola wants her friendship with Marnie to remain as it was, and, despite her crush on a geeky-cute boy, isn't ready to date yet. Marnie doesn't get why Nola seems content to remain OUT. Nola doesn't get why Marnie is so desperate to get IN. Before long, their friendship is over, and all-out war has been declared! Are you prepared to pick a side?

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From the Author

CLAUDIA GABEL was a cheerleader and a physics nerd during her freshman year in high school. Now she is a book editor and lives in New York City. In or Out is her first novel.

About the Author

Claudia Gabel was a cheerleader, had a spiral perm, and took advanced Physics during her freshman year of high school. Now she is a book editor with shiny straight hair, practices yoga, and lives in New York City. In or Out is her first novel.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Point (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439918537
• ISBN-13: 978-0439918534
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,245,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you know where you are? you're in the jungle baby! er, i mean high school..., May 17, 2007

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LWS - See all my reviews

This review is from: In or Out #1 (Paperback)

this is a hilarious novel about those crazy first months of high school, when you're a scared freshman and don't know what the hell is going on. we get to watch two best friends navigate that tricky time together and see how their friendship suddenly falls apart when they find themselves chasing after different things. and once they end up on opposite sides, look out! the gloves totally come off...

i can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series - claudia gabel brings the fun, the embarassment, the humor and, most of all, brings the pain in this novel about everything that makes high school so exciting/mortifying/memorable! this is seriously hot stuff (and smart too!). i just wish i was as cool as this sawyer kid (you've gotta read the book to know what im talking about!).

anyway, pick up this book! i promise you that you're gonna be hooked...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best friends till the end?, January 7, 2008

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mr. ravin (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In or Out #1 (Paperback)

i have a best friend so I know whats its like when your best friend lets you down. people think that they are not going to be ley down by someone they are close to. In or Out by Claudia Gabel, follows two best friends who have different point of views on what they want to be in high school and who they want to be remembered as. Her best friend lets her down and the guy she likes has a girlfriend. Will Nola and Marnies friendshipsurvive? This book demonstrates thgat in life you make decisions that can change your life. This means that you have think wisely and carefully. Marnie learns that every decision matters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book for girls, October 5, 2008

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M. Chirica - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In or Out #1 (Paperback)

Nola James and Marnie Fizpatrick have been best friends since kindergarten. This year was going to be different. They were going to be in high school. And now they have learned that in high school you're either IN or OUT. Marnie is outgoing and bold. Nola is quiet and shy. They are very different. Marnie goes to the spa, while Nola goes to the library. Marnie makes some new friends that are the most popular kids in the freshman class. Nola makes friends with the quieter, smarter, and weirder people. Then Marnie starts to leave Nola for Lizette Levin, the head of the group. Lizette does not like Nola and tries to keep Marnie away from her. She keeps bailing out on Nola. Nola gets really upset and wonders if she really knows Marnie as well as she thought she did. Is Marnie In, Is Nola Out? I recommend this book to girls that enjoy reading conflict stories and school stories