This Story is a Lie: World Book Day 2025

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For Braille copies- please contact: Library@vi.ie Keep your friends close and your enemies closer in this gripping teen thriller for World Book Day from award-winning author Benjamin Dean. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Sophie McKenzie. Harley Matthews is used to fading into the background. But all that changes when he&’s selected to compete in the Rising Stars programme for gifted and talented students. Harley&’s world is soon turned upside down as he&’s thrust into the school&’s limelight. So much for laying low. But with new-found supporters comes envious enemies. And when he finds a chalk outline of his body drawn at the bottom of the school stairs, he has to face the reality that someone wants him out of the competition – permanently. But the underdog deserves to win, right? Remember, this story is a lie.PRAISE FOR BENJAMIN DEAN &‘A scandalous thriller.&’ The Guardian &‘Benjamin Dean has written a royal triumph.&’ Juno Dawson, author of Clean &‘Scandalous, funny, and deliciously compelling!&’ Catherine Doyle, co-author of Twin Crowns &‘All hail this exquisitely twisty, delightfully queer mystery.&’ Chelsea Pitcher, author of This Lie Will Kill You &‘A compelling thriller that stays with you long after you&’ve finished reading.&’ Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First &‘More jaw-dropping, OMG-twists than even the most salacious tabloid journalist could create.&’ Erik J. Brown, author of All That's Left in the World &‘One page-burning scandal after another. Benjamin Dean is YA royalty.&’ Femi Fadugba, author of The Upper World &‘A scandalous, twisty mystery that had me on the edge of my seat gasping for more.&’ Kate Weston, author of Murder on a School Night &‘A twisty thriller that kept me guessing until the very end.&’ Lex Croucher, author of Gwen and Art are Not in Love &‘Addictive, compelling, and utterly delicious.&’ Simon James Green, author of Noah Can&’t Even
Copyright:
2025

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781398542662
Related ISBNs:
9781398542679
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster UK
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Copyrighted By:
Benjamin Dean
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Teens, Literature and Fiction
Reading Age:
14 and up
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Bookshare Staff
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