Girl Gone Viral
  • Published: 3 November 2020
  • ISBN: 9780425289914
  • Imprint: Penguin Books US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $19.99

Girl Gone Viral

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20 Jun 2019
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21 May 2019
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3 Nov 2020
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"Smart, timely and riveting."--The New York Times Book Review

Perfect for fans of Warcross and Black Mirror, Girl Gone Viral is the inventive and timely story of a seventeen-year-old coder's catapult to stardom.

"Smart, timely and riveting."--The New York Times Book Review

Perfect for fans of Warcross and Black Mirror, Girl Gone Viral is the inventive and timely story of a seventeen-year-old coder's catapult to stardom.

For seventeen-year-old Opal Hopper, code is magic. She builds entire worlds from scratch: Mars craters, shimmering lakes, any virtual experience her heart desires.

But she can't code her dad back into her life. When he disappeared after her tenth birthday, leaving only a cryptic note, Opal tried desperately to find him. And when he never turned up, she enrolled at a boarding school for technical prodigies and tried to forget.

Until now. Because WAVE, the world's biggest virtual reality platform, has announced a contest where the winner gets to meet its billionaire founder. The same billionaire who worked closely with Opal's dad. The one she always believed might know where he went. The one who maybe even murdered him.

What begins as a small data hack to win the contest spirals out of control when Opal goes viral, digging her deeper into a hole of lies, hacks, and manipulation. How far will Opal go for the answers--or is it the attention--she's wanted for years?
  • Published: 3 November 2020
  • ISBN: 9780425289914
  • Imprint: Penguin Books US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $19.99
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Praise for Girl Gone Viral

Praise for Girl Gone Viral!

"Tense, twisty, and oh-so-timely, Girl Gone Viral is the perfect thriller for the virtual reality era. Don't start this book unless you can finish in one sitting. I loved it!"--Brendan Reichs, New York Times bestselling author of Nemesis

"In Opal's story, Arvin Ahmadi has crafted a timely and gripping sci-fi tale, grounded in the technology that links us, and what finding ourselves within it can cost."--Alex London, bestselling author of Proxy and Black Wings Beating

"Compulsively readable...Ahmadi raises thought-provoking questions about the role and influence of social media in our lives.... Smart, timely and riveting."--The New York Times Book Review

"Constantly engaging."--Entertainment Weekly

"A fast-paced Black Mirror episode with an endearing teenage protagonist." --Marie Claire Magazine

Readers loved Arvin's debut, Down and Across!

"A lively first novel . . . This humorous, deeply human coming-of-age story will connect with teens." --The Washington Post

"John Green fans will appreciate this tale . . . [Ahmadi] successfully fashions a universal story of discovering one's true self through the honest eyes of another." --USA Today

"Lovely." --Entertainment Weekly

"Quirky and charming, wise and unpredictable." --Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner

* "Witty, smart, and inspiring, the novel celebrates life's big and little surprises and the connections made between people that lead to profound changes." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

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