Title: You Owe Me a Murder Author: Eileen Cook Release Date: March 5, 2019 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Pages: 368 Source: ARC provided by Raincoast Books Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 4 STARS SUMMARY Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying , E. Lockhart, and Gillian Flynn. 17-year-old Kim never expected to plot a murder. But that was before her boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Now, Kim’s stuck on a class trip to London with him and his new soulmate and she can’t help wishing he was a little bit dead, even if she’d never really do that. But when Kim meets Nicki, a stranger on the plane who’s more than willing to listen to Kim’s woes, things start to look up. Nicki's got a great sense of humor, and when she jokes about swapping murders, Kim plays along—that is, until Kim’s ex-boyfriend mysteriously dies. Blackmailed by Nicki to fulfill her end of the deal,...
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Mechanical horses, dangerous races, and tension between social classes... I need Victoria Scott's new novel Titans in my hands. Like right now. And I've read that Titans is very focused on Astrid's friendship with her best friend, Magnolia, which makes me just as excited! Yes, girl power! Now add in the thrill and uncertainty of horse races, and taking risks for a dream, and you've got a book that's definitely highly anticipated. I'm glad the wait is almost over!
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Publisher: Scholastic Press
SUMMARY
From Victoria Scott, author of FIRE & FLOOD, comes a thrilling story of impossible odds.
Ever since the Titans first appeared in her Detroit neighborhood, Astrid Sullivan’s world has revolved around the mechanical horses. She and her best friend have spent countless hours watching them and their jockeys practice on the track. It’s not just the thrill of the race. It’s the engineering of the horses and the way they’re programmed to seem so lifelike. The Titans are everything that fascinates Astrid, and nothing she’ll ever touch.
She hates them a little, too. Her dad lost everything betting on the Titans. And the races are a reminder of the gap between the rich jockeys who can afford the expensive machines to ride, and the working class friends and neighbors of Astrid’s who wager on them.
But when Astrid’s offered a chance to enter an early model Titan in this year’s derby, well, she decides to risk it all. Because for a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, it’s more than a chance at fame or money. Betting on herself is the only way she can see to hang on to everyone in the world she cares about.
Mechanical horses, dangerous races, and tension between social classes... I need Victoria Scott's new novel Titans in my hands. Like right now. And I've read that Titans is very focused on Astrid's friendship with her best friend, Magnolia, which makes me just as excited! Yes, girl power! Now add in the thrill and uncertainty of horse races, and taking risks for a dream, and you've got a book that's definitely highly anticipated. I'm glad the wait is almost over!
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