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Haters

By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (Trade Paperback, 2008)

When Pasquala Rumalda Quintana de Archuleta (Paski)'s cartoonist father returns to Taos from a business trip wearing designer sunglasses and a velour Juicy men's track suit, she knows her life is taking a turn for the worse. Paski and her father move to Southern California, where his comic strip has been optioned for a movie.

At her new high school, money is everything and the haters rule - especially beautiful and cruel Jessica Nguyen. While Paski tries to concentrate on mountain biking and not thinking too much about ultra-hot Chris Cabrera, she is troubled by disturbing visions. Her psychic grandmother warned her that ignoring her gift of premonitory visions would lead to trouble. Can Paski ever find a home in the land of the glamorous haters?

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- Format: Trade Paperback
- Price: $7.99 US/$8.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316013086
- On Sale Date: 06/01/2008
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is the New York Times bestselling adult author of The Dirty Girls Social Club, Playing with Boys, and Make Him Look Good. She is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist and a former staff writer for both the Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe. Haters is her first young adult novel.

"This modern fairy tale is filled with everything-an in crowd, an out crowd, life-threatening dangers, perfect boyfriends, excitement, adventure, romance, the psychic/spiritual world, and a happy ending. . . . Teen girls will love this book." (VOYA).
* "Paski's voice is breezy, adolescent, and somewhat Holden Caulfieldesque." (Kliatt (Starred review)).
"Fresh, original, and ultimately heartwarming, Haters will be passed from teen to teen as word of mouth spreads about this courageous coming-of-age story." (Book Page).
"Lively and honest." (School Library Journal).