“At once thought-provoking and hilarious,This Is Not the Jess Showis a timely, incisive book so masterfully-plotted you won't want to put it down.”—Tahereh Mafi,New York Timesbest-selling author of the Shatter Me series andA Very Large Expanse of SeaThe year is 1998:Titanicjust won 6 Oscars, boy bands are dominating MTV’s airwaves, and like any other teenager Jess Flynn is just trying to survive high school. Between a crush on her childhood best friend, overprotective parents, and her sister’s worsening health, the only constant is her hometown of Swickley, which feels smaller by the day. Jess is resigned to her small-town life, until the day she discovers a mysterious device with an apple logo, causing her to question everything and everyone she’s ever known. As more cracks appear in Jess’s world, she faces a choice: can she live the rest of her life knowing it’s a lie or should she risk...