One of Us is Lying
One of Us is Lying
By: Karen M. McManus
Book Quote:
"I guess we're almost friends now, or as friendly as you can get when you're not one hundred percent sure the other person isn't framing you for murder." - Chapter 17, p 188Library Cat Rating: 😻 😻 😻 😻
Review:
This story begins when five high school stereotypes walk into after school detention. There's Bronwyn, the brainiac, Addy, the superficial beauty queen, Cooper, the school dream boy and baseball star, Nate, a convicted criminal, and Simon, an outcast. But detention doesn't go as planned when first everyone is distracted by a car crash that happen right outside the classroom and then shortly after Simon has a severe allergic reaction that winds up with him dead. These things could have been a coincidence, but as the police begin to investigate it becomes clear that someone (one someones) may have wanted Simon dead. Simon wasn't your typical outcast, he was one that everyone knew as he created and ran an app that spread all of the juiciest gossip at Bayview High. Lots of people could have wanted him dead and the four people he was in detention with had additional incentive as Simon had dirt on all of them that was set to be posted online. As the police circle, Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate must figure out who they can trust and if they should band together to prove their innocence or fight for their own future.
VERDICT is that this is a book that libraries will have trouble keeping on the shelves. This book starts of with a bang and will keep teen readers entertained right up to the end. The book switches narrators with every chapter taking you into the mind of Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate, which makes it accessible to male and female readers alike. It's an intriguing look at how the same event can be seen and experienced differently by people. You won't know who to trust and won't want to stop until you reach the end!
VERDICT is that this is a book that libraries will have trouble keeping on the shelves. This book starts of with a bang and will keep teen readers entertained right up to the end. The book switches narrators with every chapter taking you into the mind of Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate, which makes it accessible to male and female readers alike. It's an intriguing look at how the same event can be seen and experienced differently by people. You won't know who to trust and won't want to stop until you reach the end!
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Citation:
McManus, Karen. (2017). One of us is lying. New York, NY: Delacorte Press.
Annotation:
Five students enter detention, but only four will walk out. Now, the four remaining will have to overcome their differences and put their heads together to solve their classmates death before they find themselves framed.
McManus, Karen. (2017). One of us is lying. New York, NY: Delacorte Press.
Annotation:
Five students enter detention, but only four will walk out. Now, the four remaining will have to overcome their differences and put their heads together to solve their classmates death before they find themselves framed.
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Extras:
Booktalk with author Karen McManus from thatfictionlife.
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