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Hey YA AW'ers (that's a lot of initials!),
Nice to see that there's finally a young adult forum. I was hoping that some of you could help me come up with a plot device for the project I'm working on.
The story is about an idiosyncratic gamer girl getting ready to start junior year of high school. She's been going to school with the same kids for years, but when she gets to class, she realizes that nobody at high school recognizes her. In fact, nobody in the world recognizes her but her family and her best friend. Over the course of the story, she takes an increasing number of risks, using her "blank slate" to build up a cruel, new popular identity. At the end, when she risks having her real identity exposed, she has to make some choices about who she really is.
My question: what's a plot device I can use to explain why nobody recognizes her? I don't know about a paranormal type thing...magic seems played out...other things seem unbelievable. Is it simply an unbelievable premise altogether?
I'd really appreciate your help - thanks in advance for your bright ideas!
Nice to see that there's finally a young adult forum. I was hoping that some of you could help me come up with a plot device for the project I'm working on.
The story is about an idiosyncratic gamer girl getting ready to start junior year of high school. She's been going to school with the same kids for years, but when she gets to class, she realizes that nobody at high school recognizes her. In fact, nobody in the world recognizes her but her family and her best friend. Over the course of the story, she takes an increasing number of risks, using her "blank slate" to build up a cruel, new popular identity. At the end, when she risks having her real identity exposed, she has to make some choices about who she really is.
My question: what's a plot device I can use to explain why nobody recognizes her? I don't know about a paranormal type thing...magic seems played out...other things seem unbelievable. Is it simply an unbelievable premise altogether?
I'd really appreciate your help - thanks in advance for your bright ideas!