{"title":"Megan McCafferty","description":"MEGAN MCCAFFERTY writes fiction for tweens, teens and teens-at-heart of all ages. The author of over ten novels, she's best known for Sloppy Firsts and four more books in the New York Times bestselling Jessica Darling series. Described in her first review as \"Judy Blume meets Dorothy Parker\" (Wall Street Journal), she's been trying to live up to that high standard ever since.","products":[{"product_id":"sloppy-firsts-a-jessica-darling-novel-paperback","title":"Sloppy Firsts: A Jessica Darling Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book in the beloved, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series - now with a new foreword by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Rebecca Serle \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJessica Darling is devastated when her best friend moves away from Pineville, New Jersey. 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