Tangled

By Carolyn Mackler
(HarperTeen, Hardcover, 9780061731044, 320pp.)

Publication Date: January 2010

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Paperback

Categories: Girls & Women, Social Issues - Adolescence

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Spring 2010 Kids' Next List

Carolyn Mackler is the author of the award-winning teen novels The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things (a Michael L. Printz Honor Book), Vegan Virgin Valentine, Love and Other Four-Letter Words, and Guyaholic. She lives in New York City with her husband and young son.

“Mackler writes with…insight and humor.”
-ALA Booklist

“Carolyn Mackler is a remarkably astute observer of human frailties and hearts. In four interlocking tales of redemption and romance, she reminds us why we’re alive and what we might mean to one another if we’d only reach out.”
-E. Lockhart, author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

“Mackler . . . does an amazing job of capturing the wistful self-consciousness of teenage girls.”
-BookPage

“Mackler is an accomplished writer for older YA readers, especially those serious about understanding human emotions and behavior.”
-KLIATT

“The often–hilarious story, which takes place over a four-month period, builds in poignant layers as each character narrates in a fresh, frank voice that defies stereotype. Their insecurities, desires, and questions about family, self–worth, and first love are timeless.”
-Booklist

“Subtle then intense, hilarious then heartbreaking, TANGLED grabs you and doesn’t let go.”
-Jay Asher, New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why

“Brimming with girl appeal and emotionally generous… deftly demonstrate[es] that people aren’t always who they seem to be.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“Mackler expertly creates believable characters, plots, and settings. The various viewpoints weave together to create a compelling and cohesive whole. A story that begs for discussion.”
-School Library Journal

“Well, there goes your weekend. You’ve just picked up Carolyn Mackler’s TANGLED. Cancel your plans. You’re not going to want to be anywhere else.”
-Daniel Handler, allegedly New York Times bestselling author Lemony Snicket

“Make it not end! I *loved* reading about Jena, Dakota, Skye, and Owen. I loved getting a peek into their messy, juicy, miserable, wonderful lives, and I loved being reminded that existence itself is all about the tangling of souls.”
-Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author of TTYL and TTFN

More Praise for Carolyn Mackler:“Carolyn Mackler has a knack for making characters seem perfectly real (flaws, goofiness, awesomeness and all!)”
-Not Your Mother's Book Club

“With her trademark humor and insight, Carolyn Mackler offers a dynamic tale of four wholly different yet totally relatable teens whose lives intersect in fascinating and touching ways.”
-Rachel Cohn, New York Times bestselling co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist