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Middle school dance drama: friends, secret admirer, and Team Awkward’s mission.
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Ryan vs. Romance

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    6 January 2027

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Summary

As the school dance approaches, Ryan is caught between plans with her friends and a secret admirer in this fourth book in the Team Awkward middle grade series that’s The Baby-Sitters Club meets Dork Diaries.

The middle school’s winter dance is coming up, and now that Ryan is in public school for the first time after being homeschooled, she’s both excited and nervous to attend. Her parents have a rule that she’s not allowed to go on a date until she’s older, but that’s not a problem—Ry…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781665989282
ISBN-10:1665989289
Author:Joy McCullough, Veeda Bybee
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Aladdin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:6 January 2027
Weight:116g
Dimensions:10mm x 130mm x 194mm
Series:Team Awkward
Audience Age:8-12
A-Format
Ryan vs. Romance by Joy McCullough - ISBN: 9781665989282
130 × 194 mm
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C-Format
A4
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About The Author

Joy McCullough

Joy McCullough

Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her husband and two children.

She is the author of the middle grade novels:

  • Across the Pond
  • A Field Guide to Getting Lost
  • Not Starring Zadie Louise
  • Code Red
  • Kestrel Takes Flight
  • Basil & Dahlia

She also authored the middle grade series Team Awkward and the picture books:

  • Harriet’s Ruffled Feathers
  • Champ and Major: First Dogs
  • The Story of a Book

Her debut novel, Blood Water Paint, was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist.

Veeda Bybee

Veeda Bybee is a former journalist and holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

She is the author of:

  • Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story
  • Li on Angel Island
  • Shining a Light: Celebrating 40 Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Who Changed the World

Veeda is also the coauthor of the middle grade series Team Awkward and a contributor to the Rural Voices and Calling the Moon anthologies.

She has a rescue golden retriever/cattle dog named Sophie (from Howl’s Moving Castle) and a fluffy black cat, also from an animal shelter, named Zuko (from Avatar: The Last Airbender). Veeda lives with her family in Nevada where she reads, writes, and bakes.

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