Turning 12 1/2 shouldn't be the most exciting birthday in the world. It's a half birthday after all. But Harper is thrilled because she is getting the biggest gift of all: her parent's approval to finally get social media accounts.
Except when she goes to post her first photo, there is a filter she has never heard of before. One that shows you what you will look like when you are older. Curious, Harper clicks on it...but ends up flash forwarding in time to when she is 22.
She will quickly find that being in her twenties means the freedom she always wanted, money for the glow up she didn't know she needed and working for her idol! But Harper soon discovers a lot more has changed than she expected--including the person she wants to be. Will Harper be able to use the filter to get the life of her dreams? Or will there be more glitches?
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âI just had to remember, like my character Harper, not to put too much social media pressure on myselfâ: â12 to 22â author Jen Calonita on playing the TikTok game https://t.co/uYHzMyXvRz https://t.co/eXepKjAPmW
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Twelve-year-old Harper flashes forward 10 years thanks to a mysterious TikTok filter in â12 to 22,â a new book from bestselling author and @BostonCollege grad Jen Calonita @JenCalonita https://t.co/6f7XRYJZxH https://t.co/FbLwPSr9yy
Host & Producer of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast, Educational magician, award winning Children's Book author.
https://t.co/foyVQBQ12E What Would You Do If You Woke & Discovered You Were Ten Years Older Than When You Went To Sleep? #NYTimes #BestSelling Author Jen Calonita is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate 12 to 22.
"Be careful what you wish for! A fun-filled page-turner with Jen Calonita's trademark humor and heart."--Meg Caot, author of the Princess Diaries and Allie Finkle series
"Highly relatable and wildly entertaining. I want this filter!"--Lisi Harrington, New York Times bestselling author of the Girl Stuff and The Pack series
"Calonita's funny, heartfelt look at finding yourself in the social media age is the perfect summer read."--Julie Buxbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things