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With all the intensity and whiplash turns of Sharp Objects and One of Us Is Lying, this engrossing psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale of exquisite obsession, spoiled innocence, and impossible friendships. It's been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly. The only thing is: they didn't do it. On the anniversary of Summer's death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago--no matter how monstrous.

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PRAISE FOR VANISHING GIRLS--: Alarming and uplifting, a rare psychological thriller that has a kind heart at its center. Read it with all the lights on. ----E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars Oliver's characterizations and background stories are well-developed and compulsively readable. Recommend to teens looking for a well-written work with a juicy ending. They will not be disappointed. --School Library Journal Best-selling Oliver weaves a taut mystery interspersed with blog posts about Madeline's disappearance, and the story is made all the more compelling by Nick and Dara's close but troubling relationship, marked by both love and intense jealousy. --Booklist PRAISE FOR BEFORE I FALL--: Oliver's debut novel is raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful....readers will love Samantha best as she hurtles toward an end as brave as it is heartbreaking. --Publishers Weekly Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel...This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed. --ALA Booklist PRAISE FOR PANIC--: Oliver's novel is a wholly believable and compulsively readable tale of friendship, loyalty, survival, and courage. --Booklist Retains all the tension and excitement of Oliver's Delirium...A work with sharp corners, dark places, and considerable humanity. --The Horn Book PRAISE FOR VANISHING GIRLS: Alarming and uplifting, a rare psychological thriller that has a kind heart at its center. Read it with all the lights on. ----E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars PRAISE FOR BEFORE I FALL: Oliver's debut novel is raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful. Readers will love Samantha best as she hurtles toward an end as brave as it is heartbreaking. --Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR PANIC: Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel. This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed. --ALA Booklist Oliver makes a white-knuckle return to realism that will have readers up until the wee hours. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Samantha's attempts to save her life and right the wrongs she has caused are precisely what will draw readers into this complex story and keep them turning pages until Sam succeeds in living her last day the right way. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review) Perfect for readers who devoured We Were Liars, it's the sort of novel that readers will race to finish, then return to the beginning to marvel at how it was constructed-and at everything they missed.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Oliver's characterizations and background stories are well-developed and compulsively readable. Recommend to teens looking for a well-written work with a juicy ending. They will not be disappointed. --School Library Journal Best-selling Oliver weaves a taut mystery interspersed with blog posts about Madeline's disappearance, and the story is made all the more compelling by Nick and Dara's close but troubling relationship, marked by both love and intense jealousy. --Booklist Oliver's novel is a wholly believable and compulsively readable tale of friendship, loyalty, survival, and courage. --Booklist Retains all the tension and excitement of Oliver's Delirium...A work with sharp corners, dark places, and considerable humanity. --The Horn Book PRAISE FOR VANISHING GIRLS: Alarming and uplifting, a rare psychological thriller that has a kind heart at its center. Read it with all the lights on. ----E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars PRAISE FOR BEFORE I FALL: Oliver's debut novel is raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful. Readers will love Samantha best as she hurtles toward an end as brave as it is heartbreaking. --Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR PANIC: Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel. This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed. --ALA Booklist Oliver makes a white-knuckle return to realism that will have readers up until the wee hours. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Samantha's attempts to save her life and right the wrongs she has caused are precisely what will draw readers into this complex story and keep them turning pages until Sam succeeds in living her last day the right way. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review) Perfect for readers who devoured We Were Liars, it's the sort of novel that readers will race to finish, then return to the beginning to marvel at how it was constructed-and at everything they missed.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

""Oliver masters the slow reveal in this mystery-laden thriller... Taut and twisting, Oliver's latest is something special."" -- Booklist (starred review) ""Captivating and sinister from the start, the novel's depiction of female frenemies and villains is fresh and complex... A must-have."" -- School Library Journal ""Expect readers to have much to discuss with a provocative and divisive conclusion... A page-turner for sure."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""This novel has all the elements of a thriller--an unsolved murder, long-held secrets and lies, grieving best friends...[and] it succeeds in creating an eerie setting and atmosphere."" -- Publishers Weekly

Captivating and sinister from the start, the novel's depiction of female frenemies and villains is fresh and complex... A must-have. --School Library Journal This novel has all the elements of a thriller--an unsolved murder, long-held secrets and lies, grieving best friends...[and] it succeeds in creating an eerie setting and atmosphere. --Publishers Weekly Oliver masters the slow reveal in this mystery-laden thriller... Taut and twisting, Oliver's latest is something special. --Booklist (starred review) Expect readers to have much to discuss with a provocative and divisive conclusion... A page-turner for sure. --Kirkus Reviews

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Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. The film rights to both Replica and Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by Awesomeness Films. Before I Fall was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year. Oliver is a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel Liesl & Po, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel The Spindlers and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. Chester. She has written one novel for adults, Rooms. Oliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Some of its recent titles include the New York Times bestseller Everless, by Sara Holland; the critically acclaimed Bonfire, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter; and The Hunger by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as ""disturbing, hard to put down"" and ""not recommended...after dark."" Oliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and is writing features and TV shows for a number of production companies and studios. Oliver received an academic scholarship to the University of Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University. www.laurenoliverbooks.com.

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