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Aspiring journalist Noa has a secret she's been keeping. Ever since her sister's tragic death, she's felt almost...relieved. Noa and Leah had been locked in competition with one another since childhood, and things came to a head when her sister scored a glitzy internship at a New York society newspaper. Noa can't help but revel in her new found autonomy.
But when she gets a lead about the sketchy circumstances surrounding her sister’s untimely death, she knows she needs to investigate−she owes it to Leah.
Noa sets out to infiltrate the seedy underbelly of Manhattan high society to investigate her sister’s final days. Along the way she finds herself entangled with the glamorous Avalons and their close-knit circle of friends and frienemies. But will Noa be able to resist the allure of the Avalons' world and uncover a shocking scandal. Or will she find herself in over her head...like Leah?
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- ISBN: 9780593709870
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- ISBN: 9780593709870
- File size: 3076 KB
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- English
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December 1, 2024
In the year since her sister's untimely death, Noa has felt relieved. Noa Falk always felt like she played second fiddle to her older sister, Leah. Charming, athletic Leah seemed to naturally excel at everything she tried. At the end of her freshman year of college, she even scored a prestigious internship at theGotham Sentinel that Noa would have done anything for. When Leah died by apparent suicide after attending several events with Manhattan's social elite as part of her reporting duties, Noa felt a sense of freedom more than grief; finally, she could exist outside her sister's shadow. But Noa finds secrets in Leah's phone that point to a more sinister truth: She was murdered. Despite her complicated feelings about her sister, Noa infiltrates the wealthy family that Leah was investigating, using her student journalist skills to find out what really happened. Will she discover the truth--or meet the same fate? This fast-paced thriller uncovers the dark side of high society and sensational journalism. Tackling themes such as sexual assault, the class divide, and peer pressure, the strength of this work lies in how it tackles the complexity of grief and the many forms it takes. Plot twists keep readers guessing while the building suspense makes this a work that's impossible to put down. Noa, who's Jewish, is cued white, as is most of the supporting cast. A twisting thriller that tackles grief head-on.(Thriller. 14-18)COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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January 1, 2025
Grades 9-12 Noa has always felt overshadowed by her more popular, more athletic older sister, Leah. Even worse, Leah scored a newspaper internship in New York City, an achievement Noa had long dreamed of for herself. After Leah's sudden death by overdose, Noa feels free of her sister's domineering presence more than sorrow and confusion. Nevertheless, the circumstances around Leah's death are strange. So, spurred on by her investigative nature, Noa travels to New York City, where she comes face-to-face with the corrupt world of big-city journalism and the compromises one has to make to succeed in a cutthroat career. Can Noa set her past conflicts with Leah aside to find justice? Taylor crafts a competent thriller mystery involving New York high society, but at its heart, it is a story about broken family dynamics, of parents, children, and siblings communicating at--rather than with--one another. While Noa comes off as intensely selfish and aloof in the beginning, her journey toward understanding, empathy, and maturity makes for a compelling read.COPYRIGHT(2025) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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