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ttyl / Lauren Myracle. -- New York : Amulet Books, 2005, c2004.

209 p. ; 18 cm.

Sequel: ttfn

ISBN: 0810987880 (pbk.)

1. Epistolary fiction. 2. Female friendship – Fiction. 3. Friendship – Fiction. 4. High schools – Fiction. 5. Instant messaging -- Fiction. 6. Interpersonal relations – Fiction. 7. Schools – Fiction.

813.6

Zoe, Maddie, and Angela have been bff since the seventh grade, now as they enter the tenth grade they vow to keep it that way no matter what happens. But a lot does happen in their sophomore year of high school. There are new friends, male and female, that strain and test their friendship. There are also extreme social faux pas that test their individual resiliency and loyalty to one another.

The emotionally exciting and harrowing adventures of adolescent relationships are presented in a series of IM messages between the three girls. There’s plenty of girl talk about clothes, parents, the opposite sex, what someone said. There’re also intimate confidences that are only shared with trusted friends about sex, bodily emissions, confessions of self-doubt and mistakes made. Myracle has very successfully captured this in a well crafted and dramatic story.

Acronyms decoded for IM as a second language speakers:

bff best friends forever

IM Instant Messaging

ttfn ta-ta for now, good-bye

ttyl talk to you later

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