Thank you, thank you, thank you to HarperCollins and Edelweiss for the advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. It is out 8/15, but I think it is super important for librarians and teachers to head about this book early and order multiple copies. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.

Vicky suffers from severe social anxiety, but it has always been okay because her best friend Jenna has been by her side. When Jenna's family moves away, Vicky's loneliness is crippling. As she hears less and less from her best (and only) friend, she finds herself wanting to show Jenna that she's fine without her. Her solution is to create an alter ego, Vicurious, and photo shop herself in disguise into crazy photos on Instagram. Using the hashtag #alone, she discovers that so many of her followers are struggling with depression and loneliness as well. Eventually her account blows up and she sees that she really is helping others out there; however, she thinks she can't reveal herself until it's too late.

This is SO timely and important to teens, especially during middle and high school and particularly given how much time they spend online. I highly recommend this to readers in grades 7 and up and plan to buy multiple copies for my library.