In Where Sleeping Girls Lie — a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades — a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.
It’s like I keep stumbling into a dark room. . .
After being home-schooled all her life, Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school. She meets her roommate Elizabeth on her first day but shortly after, Elizabeth is declared missing and there are more questions than answers.
When it seems people don't care enough to look into what happened to Elizabeth, it's up to Sade and Elizabeth's best friend, Baz, to investigate. The more they dig, the more Sade realizes there’s more going on at Alfred Nobel Academy than she realized. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface…secrets that rival even her own.
These exciting, age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction titles will appeal to even the most reluctant high-school readers. With that kind of appeal, the 14 books in this category will rarely sit on the shelf.
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: General
Crime: Stalking,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Contact Between Adult and Minor,Violence: Domestic/Physical Abuse,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape