Help us pick the NEW title for Fangirl!!

[Derry Wilkens]

Hey all you YA lovers –

 

We’ve got a fantastic new voice in YA contemporary: Laurie Boyle Crompton. Her debut novel features a comic-obsessed teen, Blaze, who gets into an online war after her first major crush dumps her super villain-style. It’s fun, it’s quirky, and it needs the perfect title. This is where you come in.

 

About the Book:

 

Blaze is tired of spending her life on the sidelines, drawing comics and feeling invisible. She’s desperate for soccer star Mark to notice her.

 

I’m just stuck in ‘secret identity’ mode. That is, I’m a terminal Clark Kent/Peter Parker character, lying low as I hang out with my little brother and his horny friends. Pretty much invisible. But not a sexy Susan Storm in blue lycra sort of invisibility. More of a ‘don’t-make-eye-contact-with-the-sad-blonde-fangirl-who-is-always-drawing-comics- sort of invisibility. I try imagining a superpower that would reduce my attractiveness to pubescent boys, while inversely making me more alluring to uber-hotties like my brother’s coach, Mark. ‘Putting out’ is likely the missing plutonium to that puzzle.

 

When her BFF texts Mark a photo of Blaze in sexy lingerie, she definitely gets his attention. And after a few hot dates, Blaze is flying high, but Mark’s feelings seem to have been blasted by a freeze-ray and he dumps her. Blaze gets revenge by posting a comic strip featuring uber-villain Mark the Shark. Mark retaliates by posting her “sext” photo, and Blaze goes from Super Virgin Girl to Super Slut overnight.

 

The battle royale begins.

 

With that in mind, we present you with some title options:

 

• The Invisible Truth of Being Me
• My Own Worst Enemy
• Flirting is a Superpower
• Love in the Time of Supervillains
• Don’t Mess With Geek Girls
• Geek Girls Rule

 

Which resonates the most with you and why?  From a random drawing, two commenters will receive an advance copy of this book!

[Patty Blount]

Hi, *waves* 

I don't like any of these as much as FANGIRL, but I wonder how you feel about a blend of two of the suggestions. I like Flirting is a Superpower and Love in the Time of supervillains because they both sound like the plot - Blaze as a comic book hero (or villain) in her head. 

What about:  Supervillains in Love 

[Patty Blount]

Revenge of the Super-Dumped ? 

Plot-Induced Stupidity ? 

Love in a Thought Bubble ? 

[Christina Franke]

Oh hey,

So I definitely like the title Fangirl the best. Of these, I like the last three the best. My Own Worst Enemy is kind of boring. 

Just please, please do not use Flirting Is a Superpower. Fangirl sounds like a book I definitely want to read, and FIaS does not. It sounds like it's going to be lame, the title not the book.

Love in the Time of Supervillains might be my favorite, because of the Garcia Marquez reference.

[Brenna Staats]

I liked Fangirl, personally- it caught my attention, and gave me an idea that there would be a superhero theme in the book. I actually kind of like Patty's suggestion of "Revenge of the Super-Dumped" or Rachel's "Super Flirt" one- it has a nice ring to it, and definitely suggests what the plot is about. "Flirting is a Superpower" sounds a bit more like a tagline than a title to me. Of the above ones listed in the original post, Love in the Time of Supervillains sounds the best to me, because I like the blend of love & supervillain idea, but it feels a tad too long.

[Hélène Boudreau]

I prefer FANGIRL but from the choices, I'd say THE INVISIBLE TRUTH OF BEING ME.

 

Suggestions:

 

SET TO STUN

WALLFLOWER IS MY SUPERPOWER
WANTED: BOY DECODER RING

 

 

[Patty Blount]

I seriously freakin' LOVE WANTD: BOY DECODER RING!!!!   

Also, saw this on a comic book site: COSPLAY.  It's short for Costume Play. 

Still likin' FANGIRL most. 

[Michelle Julian]

FANGIRL is my fav, too!! Please, please, please NOT Flirting is a Superpower, I find it kind of offensive! If I HAD to choose, I'd say GEEK GIRLS RULE, but seriously what's wrong with FANGIRL!!

[Mike jung]

I like LOVE IN THE TIME OF SUPERVILLAINS, partly because of the echo of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and partly because I think it encapsulates the story in a pretty sophisticated way, but my first choice would still be FANGIRL.

[Mike jung]

Oh, and just to second what some others have said - FLIRTING IS A SUPERPOWER is terrible. Holy crap, whatever you do, don't use that one.

[Michelle Julian]

If the title must be changed, what about keeping the original title and adding a little extra?

FANGIRL and the SUPERVILLAINS

or

FANGIRL VS. SUPERVILLAINS

[Jeanne]

Hmm. FANGIRL has an immediate zing to it that the options above do not, IMO. If you must change it, I like all three of the suggestions by Helene. (Or perhaps you should just go with Super Slut. Haha.)

 

Although the excerpt says Blaze is blonde, I notice the cover art adds some distinct red to her hair. If that's not just my imagination, maybe you could use it in the title, e.g. PoweRED, or "Pow!Red!". (If the red is my imagination, nevermind.)

 

 

 

 

[Christina Franke]

Yes. That. I totally agree with you!

Michelle Julian said:

FANGIRL is my fav, too!! Please, please, please NOT Flirting is a Superpower, I find it kind of offensive! If I HAD to choose, I'd say GEEK GIRLS RULE, but seriously what's wrong with FANGIRL!!