Overview
NEVER JUDGE A CROOK BY HER COVER. Julep Dupree tells lies. A lot of them. She's a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago's swanky St. Agatha High, where her father, an old-school grifter with a weakness for the ponies, sends her so she can learn to mingle with the upper crust. For extra spending money, Julep runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average. She's a fixer, and she's good at it. But it's not what she wants. And soon, she'll hang up her grifter skills for good. But when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father missing, Julep's carefully laid plans for going straight start to unravel. Even with help from St. Agatha's resident Prince Charming, Tyler Richland, and her loyal hacker, Sam, Julep struggles to trace her dad's trail of clues through a maze of creepy stalkers, hit attempts, family secrets, and worse, the threat of foster care. With her literal life at stake, Julep will need to use every grift in the book to find and save her dad before his mark finds--and eliminates--her. Fans of Ally Carter's Heist Society novels will love this teen mystery/thriller with sarcastic wit, a hint of romance, and Ocean's Eleven-inspired action. Will Julep outsmart her enemies and find her father? Or is she too late? Buy the book now to join Julep's crack team and discover each new twist along the way.
Full Product Details
Author: Mary Elizabeth Summer
Publisher: Monoceros Publishing
Imprint: Monoceros Publishing
Edition: 2nd ed.
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.445kg
ISBN: 9798987633502
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 February 2023
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
EDITORIAL REVIEWS One of TeenVogue's 15 Most Exciting YA Books One of PopCrush's 10 Most Anticipated YA Books One of American Booksellers Association's Indie Next List Books Julep isn't just another high schooler beset by the usual drama of boys and academia. Nope--she also happens to be a con artist and master of disguise, which comes in mighty handy when her father mysteriously disappears. Determined, she delves into the underbelly of Chicago to find him (bringing a bunch of fresh plot lines and unexpected twists along the way). --teenVogue.com Summer creates a standout character in Julep. She lies and cheats with so much confidence and skill that readers will cheer her on, but she also adheres to her own strict moral code. . . . A memorable debut; here's hoping for a lot more from Summer. --Kirkus Reviews Outrageous and believable. --School Library Journal Entertaining. --Publishers Weekly Well-paced, well-plotted. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books This book has it all: homework and hit men, prom drama and silencers. --April Henry, New York Times bestselling author Julep is a wildly funny narrator, independent and snarky and wonderfully flawed. Readers will enjoy every minute of her witty interior monologue. This is a fast-paced read that is almost criminally addictive! --Emily Lloyd-Jones, Sunday Times bestselling author
Author Information
Mary Elizabeth Summer likes to poke at dark places until the light spills out, which is why her characters are constantly glaring at her and applying adhesive bandages. She is currently contributing to the delinquency of minors by writing books about a teen con artist solving mysteries by doing crime. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her spouse, daughter, and small menagerie of pets.
