The S-Word

Written by Chelsea Pitcher

A student's suicide sparks a quest for truth, revealing dark secrets at Verity High.

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304 pages· ~710L

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Bookroo's summary

Angie is determined to uncover the truth behind her best friend Lizzie's tragic suicide at Verity High. As Lizzie's diary pages and graffiti haunt the school, Angie delves into a world of secrets and betrayal. Her quest for justice reveals the dark underbelly of high school life, where reputations are fragile and cruelty can be deadly. Will Angie find the answers she seeks, or will the darkness consume her too? The stakes are high as she navigates a web of lies and guilt, risking everything to expose the truth.

From the publisher

Lizzie wasn’t the first student at Verity High School to kill herself this year–but the difference is, she didn’t go quietly. Lizzie’s reputation is destroyed when she’s caught in bed with her best friend’s boyfriend on prom night. With the whole school turned against her, and Angie not speaking to her, she takes her own life. But someone isn’t letting her go quietly. As graffiti and photocopies of Lizzie’s diary plaster the school, Angie begins a relentless investigation into who, exactly, made Lizzie feel she didn’t deserve to keep living. And while she claims she simply wants to punish Lizzie’s tormentors, Angie’s own anguish over abandoning her best friend will drive her deep into the dark, twisted side of Verity High–and she might not be able to pull herself back out.

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