Daphne Benedis-Grab

One of Us is Lying meets Pretty Little Liars for middle-grade readers. The email arrives Sunday night: Do exactly what I say, when I say it, or I will reveal your secret. On Monday morning, seventh graders Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd, who have nothing in common and barely know each other, must work together and follow the instructions of an anonymous blackmailer. None of them want to go along with the blackmailer's instructions, but each of them have a secret they must protect at all costs. Set during a single day of school, the students race against the clock to complete a disquieting set of tasks, with fast-paced chapters detailing each moment of the day interspersed with a later interview-style recording made by the quartet. I Know Your Secret is an exploration of why we conceal the truth, how far we'll go to keep it hidden, and the power of being honest.

I Know Your Secret

YALSA Quick Pick Award Winner Named by Huffington Post Books as a Top 10 Book For Kids Who Hate Reading Ariel's birthday weekend looks to be the event of the season, with a private concert by rock star Hudson Winters on the grounds of her family's east coast estate, and all of Ariel's elite prep school friends in attendance. The only person who's dreading the party is Sera, Ariel's former best friend, whose father is forcing her to go. Sera has been the school pariah since she betrayed Ariel, and she now avoids Ariel and their former friends. Thrown together, Ariel and Sera can agree on one thing: this could be one very long night. They have no idea just how right they are. Only moments after the concert begins and the lights go down, thugs open fire on parents and schoolmates alike, in a plot against Ariel's father that quickly spins out of control. As the entire party is taken hostage, the girls are forced apart. Ariel escapes into the hidden tunnels in the family mansion, where she and Sera played as children. Only Sera, who forges an unlikely alliance with Hudson Winters, knows where her friend could be. As the industrial terrorist plot unravels and the death toll climbs, Ariel and Sera must recall the sisterhood that once sustained them as they try to save themselves and each other on the longest night of their lives.

The Girl in the Wall

Every Christmas in the small town of Pine River, a tree appears in the town square and people tie wishes to it, but nobody knows where the tree comes from--but this year four children are determined to solve the mystery of the Angel Tree.

The Angel Tree

There's a fire in a school locker!


Was it an accident? A prank gone wrong? Arson? Someone looking for revenge? . . .


Eva, Dani, Liam, and Gabe are determined to figure out who started the fire, and why. And they each have their own reasons for wanting to be the first ones to figure out what really happened.


The administration says they're looking into it, but evidence is scarce. It will take four students who can tap into the rumors, gossip, and hidden secrets of their school to uncover what really happened on the day of the fire. And if they don't figure it out in time? Well, one of them could be accused of the crime.


But all their potential leads turn out to be dead ends. It's as if the arsonist is somehow tracking their every move . . .


A high-stakes whodunit, I Know You Started It is perfect for readers interested in:
Kid-friendly mysteries

Edge-of-your-seat thrills

Plot twists

Unreliable narrators

Fast-paced action

Quick reads

Themes of bullying and social media

I Know You Started It

Een spannende thriller voor jongens en meisjes vanaf 11 jaar. Vier leerlingen worden ervan verdacht dat ze een dure spullen uit een schoolkluisje hebben gejat. Maar geen van hen zegt er iets van te weten. Houden ze iets achter? Wat is er precies gebeurd? Sasha’s rugzak is nog voor de eerste bel uit haar kluisje gestolen. Nora, Jack, Henry en Maddie waren als enigen vroeg op school en moeten zich daarom melden bij de directrice. Zij is ervan overtuigd dat een van hen het gedaan heeft, maar alle vier beweren ze dat ze onschuldig zijn. De vier leerlingen krijgen één dag om de waarheid boven tafel te krijgen, anders worden ze geschorst. Kunnen ze elkaar vertrouwen? En als zij het niet gedaan hebben, wie dan wel? Opnieuw een spannende jeugdthriller van Daphne Benedis-Grab! Ik weet dat je liegt speelt zich af op dezelfde middelbare school als Ik ken jouw geheim, maar is apart te lezen. ‘Zeer geschikt om jonge tieners aan het lezen te krijgen’ - VrouwenThrillers

Ik weet dat je liegt

The Bailey kids' mom has just been assigned to Fort Patrick, and it'll be the family's first time living on an army base! Tom, Charlotte, and Rosie get to make new friends, explore the neighborhood, and cool off in the huge pool. Unfortunately, they also have to deal with the base bully, who seems determined to make Tom's life completely miserable by telling everyone he's a wimp. When the Baileys discover a mystery on base--an abandoned building long rumored to be haunted--they know that this is the way to show the world how brave Tom truly is. But when they go to investigate, they find there's more to the house than some old rumors. What is that weird equipment? And who is that suspicious man sneaking around inside? It's up to Charlotte, Tom, and Rosie to figure out the base's secrets-and prove to everyone that no bully can keep the Bailey kids down. Daphne Benedis-Grab's Army Brats is an exciting romp that celebrates friendship, bravery, and being true to yourself.

Army Brats

"A compulsive middle grade thriller." -- Book Riot The email arrives Sunday night: Do exactly what I say, when I say it, or I will reveal your secret. On Monday morning, seventh graders Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd, who have nothing in common and barely know each other, must work together and follow the instructions of an anonymous blackmailer. None of them want to go along with the blackmailer's strange instructions, but each of them have a secret they must protect at all costs. Set during a single day of school, the students race against the clock to complete a unsettling list of tasks. They'll do whatever it takes to keep their secrets hidden . . . but when they discover what the blackmailer has in mind, they realize things may have just gone too far. Can they put a stop to the plan, or is it too late?

Josie is timid at school, comfortable at home, and confident when she and her dog Clementine are volunteering at the pediatric ward of the local hospital; Oscar is acting out and in trouble at school, miserable at home, and forced to volunteer as a punishment; Gabby is popular at school, but her perfect life is threatened because she is hiding a dangerous medical condition--but at the hospital the three children are brought together by Clementine at Christmas.

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