One of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus

Hardcover, 2017

NIST comments:

Y8: "It's really interesting and there's also a plot twist at the end."

Y8: "A great mystery that challenges your ideas about every character constantly."

Publication

Delacorte Press (2017), 368 pages

Description

Mystery. Thriller. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on Peacock! THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • BUZZFEED • POPCRUSH “Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.   Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.     Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.     Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.     Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.     Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.     And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High’s notorious gossip app.   Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn’t an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he’d planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who’s still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. And don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel, One of Us is Next! Audiobook Cast of Narrators: Kim Mai Guest - Bronwyn Shannon McManus - Andy Robbie Daymond - Nate Macleod Andrews - Cooper  “An addictive, devour-in-one-sitting thriller with so many twists and turns you'll be wondering until the very end: Who really killed Simon?”—Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners and Little Monsters "This fast-paced blend of Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and classic John Hughes will leave readers racing to the finish as the try to unravel the mystery on their own."—Kirkus Reviews"A smart, twisted, and unpredictable YA mystery that will have readers guessing until the very end."—SLJ.… (more)

Original publication date

2017-05-30

Awards

Soaring Eagle Book Award (First runner-up — 2020)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2019)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2020)
Gateway Readers Award (Nominee — 2020)
Thumbs Up! Award (Honor — 2018)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2020)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2019)
Concorde Book Award (Shortlist — 2019)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — High School — 2020)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2021)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2019)
Westchester Fiction Award (Winner — 2018)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2020)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2020)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Surrey Teens Read (Winner — 2019)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Young Adult Book Award — 2020)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 2019)
Project LIT Book Selection (Young Adult — 2024)

Language

Original language

English
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