The Girl He Used to Know: A Novel Middle Grade tells the tale of Dala—a

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The Girl He Used to Know: A Novel Middle Grade tells the tale of Dala—aAnnika (rhymes with Monica) Rose is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people's behavior confusing, she'd rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess. Jonathan Hoffman joined the chess club and lost his first gameand his heartto the shy and awkward, yet brilliant and beautiful Annika. He admires her ability to be true to herself, quirks