Description: After taking time off from Yates Academy to grieve his best friend Ari's death, Milo returns to school, only to find himself drawn into a dangerous web of secrets involving the school's most popular student, Liam, who is accused of murdering Ari
Brief description: Kacen Callender is the bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the Stonewall Honor Book Felix Ever After and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature King and the Dragonflies. Callender enjoys playing RPG video games, practicing their art, and focusing on healing and growth in their free time. They currently live in St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, where they were born and raised.
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"The story is clever at addressing the historic and resigned acceptance of bullying in schools. The characters are believable and relatable...The mystery of what happened to Ari is compelling and difficult to predict...mystery lovers will be engaged and ultimately satisfied with the resolution once Milo solves the case"-- "School Library Journal"