Thirteen-year-old Floey Packer feels as if she's always blended into the background. After all, she's the frumpy younger sister of the Amazing Lillian, a girl so popular and spontaneous that their house is always packed with a gaggle of admirers. But when Lillian suddenly gets married and heads off on a monthlong honeymoon, Floey decides it's her time to shine. Armed eith her trusty diary, some books on Zen Buddhism, and a jar of Deep Wild Violet hair dye, Floey embarks on a mission of self-improvement-with excellent results. People finally start to notice her, especially the boy who really counts. But then disaster strikes. Are people noticing Floey because she's so fabulous- or because her evil cousins haave posted heve posted her diary on the Internet?

And how will Floey ever repair the damage?

Funny, honest, and surprisingly moving, I AM THE WALLPAPER introduces a remarkable talent in first-time novelist Mark Peter Hughes.

 

Mark peter hughes was born in Liverpool , England , but grew up in the coastal town of Barrington , Rhode Island . He now lives in Wayland , Massachusetts , with his wife, Karen, and their three small children, Evan, Lucia, and Zoe. Mark Perer Hughes has written stories ever since he can remember.