The Girl He Used to Know: A Novel Middle Grade As Penelope stares down the

As Penelope stares down the possible implosion of her marriage

With a passion that sometimes became obsessive

asking him to tackle the most unusual assignment of his career

perhaps she would make the soloists’ list

Then a reality TV show featuring the missing apes debuts under mysterious circumstances

The Girl He Used to Know: A Novel Middle Grade As Penelope stares down theAnnika (rhymes with Monica) Rose is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people's behavior confusing, she'd rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess. Jonathan Hoffman joined the chess club and lost his first gameand his heartto the shy and awkward, yet brilliant and beautiful Annika. He admires her ability to be true to herself, quirks