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FOURTH COMINGS: A Novel
By Megan McCafferty
Crown
Publication Date: August 2007
Contact: Megan U. Beatie, 310-576-3051

Megan McCafferty’s Jessica Darling series, Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings and Charmed Thirds, has captivated critics and readers of all ages with its refreshing and frank look at growing up. The books “may be about a young woman's amusing and rocky journey to adulthood,” noted the Chicago Tribune, “but they are smart and accomplished enough to delight all readers. Jessica’s an original, but her problems are universal…If you don’t see yourself in Jessica Darling, you’re not looking hard enough.”

Now, the fans’ beloved Jessica returns in FOURTH COMINGS, the most riveting installment of her story yet. Told over the course of one week, from Jessica’s hyper-observant, angst-ridden point of view, the novel encapsulates the giddy highs and depressing lows that Jessica must face post-college. It’s an authentic depiction of an exciting time filled with changing relationships and tumultuous experiences, one which grown women will remember vividly and Jessica’s peers will find universally relatable to their own lives.

The Wall Street Journal called Megan McCafferty “Judy Blume meets Dorothy Parker,” and she is rapidly becoming one of the most influential voices in coming-of-age fiction.

For more information, visit www.meganmccafferty.com


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