by Tina Wells
MUSM: miss you so much
NK: no kidding
no1: no one
NP: no problem
nt: not
OMG: oh, my God
OMGYG2BK: oh, my God, you’ve got to be kidding
pic: picture
pls: please
r: are
rm: room
thm: them
thx: thanks
TTFN: ta-ta for now
u: you
u’ll: you’ll
ur: your; you’re
urs: yours
w: with
w/o: without
WB: write back
WFM: works for me
ws: was
y: why
Acknowledgments
I must first say a big thank-you to my entire Harper team: Erica Sussman, Sarah Barley, Tara Weikum, Susan Katz, Elise Howard, Kate Jackson, Diane Naughton, Cristina Gilbert, Laura Kaplan, and Marisa Russell. You’ve made this experience a pleasure as always.
Kate Lee, words can’t express the gratitude I have for all the work you’ve done on my behalf. It’s such a pleasure to work with you. Sam Wilson, thank you so much for your great work and advice—you’re always a great advocate for me!
To my family: Mom, Dad, Adrianne, Erica, Marcus, Lisa, and William—thank you all for being there for me and supporting me through this process. I couldn’t do it without you!
To all of my dear friends: Thank you for keeping me sane and sharing your passion for my books with your friends and family.
Finally, to all the teachers and librarians who love these books and invite me into your schools, I give you the greatest thanks.
About the Author
Tina Wells founded Buzz Marketing Group at the tender age of sixteen. She’s spent the last decade keeping her finger on the pulse of what’s hot for tweens and teens. Prior to becoming America’s youth expert, she earned a B.A. in Communication Arts from Hood College, and she’s currently a student at Wharton School of Business. Her many honors include Essence magazine’s 40 Under 40 Award, Billboard’s 30 Under 30 Award, AOL Black Voices Top Black Female Entrepreneur’s Award, and the 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. She was also named one of Inc.com’s Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 and one of Cosmopolitan’s “Fun Fearless Phenoms.” Tina serves on the boards of the Franklin Institute and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She resides in southern New Jersey with her vast collection of shoes.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wells, Tina.
Mixed messages / Tina Wells ; illustrations by Michael Segawa. —1st ed.
p. cm. — (Mackenzie Blue ; 4)
Summary: Mackenzie and her friends create a new online social networking site which creates some unforeseen problems, as she is also trying to figure out if she has a crush on one of her best friends, how to deal with the jealousy of one of her bandmates, and her fears over her mother’s pregnancy.
ISBN 978-0-06-158317-9
[1. Middle schools—Fiction. 2. Musical groups—Fiction. 3. Music—Fiction. 4. Interpersonal relations—Fiction. 5. Online social networks—Fiction. 6. Schools—Fiction.] I. Segawa, Michael, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.W46846Mi 2010
[Fic]—dc22 CIP
2010004596
CIP
AC
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First Edition
EPub Edition © 2010 ISBN: 9780062025135
10 11 12 13 14 LP/RRDB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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