One of Us Is Lying
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Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2017 · Est. 8.5 hour read

One of Us Is Lying

By Karen M. McManus

Book #1 in the One of Us Is Lying series

Five enter detention, four leave alive. Who killed Simon?

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416 pages· 91,054 words· Est. 8.5 hour read
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In Bayview High, five students enter detention, but only four emerge. Simon, the outcast with a notorious gossip app, dies mysteriously. Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, and Cooper become suspects, each hiding secrets Simon planned to expose. As investigators close in, the question looms: are they guilty or pawns in a larger game? Unravel the truth behind Simon's death and discover how far these teens will go to protect their secrets.

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All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on NBC’s 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!

At a glance
Format
Pages
416
Words
91,054
Reading age
14–18
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL730L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~Q
AR points
14
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
190985
Publication
Published
May 30, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781524714680

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