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Perfect for fans of Jennifer E. Smith and Huntley Fitzpatrick, Don't Call Me Baby is a sharply observed and charming story about mothers and daughters, best friends and first crushes, and our online selves and the truth you can only see in real life.

All her life, Imogene has been known as the girl on that blog.

Imogene's mother has been writing an incredibly embarrassing, and incredibly popular, blog about her since before she was born. The thing is, Imogene is fifteen now, and her mother is still blogging about her. In gruesome detail. When a mandatory school project compels Imogene to start her own blog, Imogene is reluctant to expose even more of her life online . . . until she realizes that the project is the opportunity she's been waiting for to define herself for the first time.

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ISBN-13:	9780062208538
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/22/2014
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	667 KB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Gwendolyn Heasley is a graduate of Davidson College and earned master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Gwendolyn lives in Naples, Florida, the setting of Don’t Call Me Baby, but still misses New York City. She is also the author of two other novels for teens, Where I Belong and A Long Way from You, and a digital original novella, The Art of Goodbye.

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5 YAs for the Internet Famous

We live in a time where anyone can be famous (at least for a little bit) thanks to a magical place called the internet. Whether you blog, vlog, tweet, pin, Instagram, or (insert new thing here), you can cultivate a dedicated following if people like what you’re doing. But no matter how many followers you […]

05/01/2014
Gr 7–10—At 15, Imogene is exasperated for being known as "Babylicious," the subject of her mother's popular blog since before she was even born. She's tired of posing for pictures, tired of reviewing products sent by sponsors, and, above all, tired of having every detail of her life shared with her mother's readers. While she has an entire speech about her desire for privacy planned out, she's never been able to confront her about the blog. Imogene's best friend, Sage, is the only person who really understands, as her mother is also a blogger, focusing on the vegan lifestyle that Sage rebels against. A yearlong English assignment requiring each student to keep their own blog is the last thing either girl wants, but they soon realize it might be the opportunity they need to make their positions clear to their moms once and for all. There is plenty of humor and heart to be found in this tale as Imogene navigates the peaks and pitfalls of ninth grade and tries, for the first time, to "narrate her own life." Imogene's engaging first-person account is interspersed with the blog posts by "Mommylicious," Imogene, and Sage, adding another dimensional to the story. The narrative addresses themes of privacy, identity, friendship, and, most importantly, mother-daughter relationships, without being heavy-handed. Though a few pop culture references may date it, at its heart, this is an appealing story about a teen finding her own voice.—Amanda Raklovits, Champaign Public Library, IL

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A pitch-perfect comedy that’s also full of heart. You will LOL.” — Lauren Morrill, author of Meant To Be and Being Sloane Jacobs
“Witty . . . This surprisingly poignant comedy about teen-parent communication has enough bite to pique the interest of any teenager having trouble interacting meaningfully with her parents.” — Kirkus Reviews
“There is plenty of humor and heart to be found as Imogene navigates the peaks and pitfalls of ninth grade and tries, for the first time, to ‘narrate her own life.’” — School Library Journal
“With humorous, clear-eyed prose, Heasley looks at how parents and teens interpret one another’s motives and actions, and presents varying viewpoints about the Internet and personal privacy. Without preaching, she challenges her characters and readers to ask how much is too much.” — ALA Booklist

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With humorous, clear-eyed prose, Heasley looks at how parents and teens interpret one another’s motives and actions, and presents varying viewpoints about the Internet and personal privacy. Without preaching, she challenges her characters and readers to ask how much is too much.

ALA Booklist

A pitch-perfect comedy that’s also full of heart. You will LOL.

Lauren Morrill

Praise for WHERE I BELONG:“Equal doses of romance and teen angst, [with] important observations about family and friends.

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

2014-02-19
Usually it's a kid's use of social media that is a problem…. Using the pseudonym Mommylicious, Imogene's mother is a prolific professional blogger, continually blogging about her unfortunate daughter's every cute smile and dirty diaper to her large online audience since she was a baby. Now that she is 15, however, "Babylicious" is beginning to resent the fact that every intimate detail of her daily life is subject to public scrutiny. Ragged at by her schoolmates, embarrassed in the boyfriend department and convinced that her mom doesn't care what she really thinks, the formerly submissive girl rebels. Imogene and her BFF Sage, whose hard-line, vegan health-nut mother is also a blogger, decide that their moms are over-the-top and plot revenge. Inspired by a homework assignment, the girls talk back about their experiences and feelings through their own blogs, causing huge consternation in the mommy world. Imogene wilts under her mother's disapproval but is backed up by golf-obsessed Grandma Hope, who dispenses wisdom and helps her to stand up for herself. As the witty story unfolds, mommies and daughters learn to give each other some space and that the Internet is no substitute for real-life experience. Heasley delivers her message without compromising frothy fun. This surprisingly poignant comedy about teen-parent communication has enough bite to pique the interest of any teenager having trouble interacting meaningfully with her parents. (Fiction. 12 & up)

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