Author Cecil Castellucci discusses her inspiration for The Queen of Cool in this video clip (3:56).
Grade:
9

Excerpted from

Queen of Cool
Queen of Cool
By Cecil Castellucci
The author of Boy Proof is back with a look at a teenage girl whose reign of popularity comes at the price of ennui – until she dares to take off her tiara and do something truly cool with her life.

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