{"title":"Mary McCoy","description":"Mary McCoy is a writer and a librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library. She has also been a contributor to On Bunker Hill and the 1947project, where she wrote stories about Los Angeles's notorious past. Mary is the author of Dead to Me, Camp So-and-So, the Printz Honor Book I, Claudia, and Indestructible Object. She grew up in western Pennsylvania and studied at Rhodes College and the University of Wisconsin.","products":[{"product_id":"i-claudia-paperback","title":"I, Claudia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA 2019 Michael L. Printz Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisaffected teen historian Claudia McCarthy never wanted to be in charge of anything at the elite Imperial Day Academy. She never even wanted to be noticed. But when she's pulled into the tumultuous and high-profile worlds of the school's Senate and Honor Council, Claudia is suddenly wielding power over her fellow students that she never expected to have and isn't sure she wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia vows to use her power to help the school. But there are forces aligned against her: shocking scandals, tyrants waiting in the wings, and political dilemmas with no easy answers. As Claudia struggles to be a force for good in the universe, she wrestles with the questions: does power inevitably corrupt? Can she rise to power without losing herself in the process?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased loosely on Robert Graves' \u003cem\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary McCoy's novel sheds light on the insidious nature of political power through the lens of one very smart and shrewd girl who uses ingenious methods to tell her version of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eI, Claudia\u003c\/em\u003e will fortify your heart while stabbing you in the back. . . . It's \u003cem\u003ePretty Little Liars\u003c\/em\u003e by way of ancient Rome--a wild, exciting ride, but full of caution about leadership run amok.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Anthony Breznican, author of \u003cem\u003eBrutal Youth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With its addictive voice, inventive storytelling, and one of the most fascinating and original heroines I've ever met, \u003cem\u003eI, Claudia\u003c\/em\u003e captivated me from the very first page. I couldn't put it down!\"\u003cbr\u003e --Gretchen McNeil, author of \u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e#MurderTrending\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Prickly, smart, and laugh-out-loud funny, \u003cem\u003eI, Claudia\u003c\/em\u003e's political emphasis couldn't be more timely, nor its narrator more delightfully suspect. McCoy's skillful weaving of history's great manipulators into a decidedly contemporary setting is fun, memorable, and utterly original.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Alison Umminger, author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Girls: A Novel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What do imperial Rome and a contemporary L.A. prep school have in common? More than you might think. . . . 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