April 7, 2026 by Scholastic Press
E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus
Snow Valley Secondary, which includes middle and high school, is not the safest place to be in we trust the events of I Know Your Secret and I Know You're Lying. When Jonathan, a popular high school student, has his locker set on fire, middle school students are called to the office to be questioned. These include Dany and Kate, who used to be friends, Gabe, who is blamed for everything in school, and Liam, who is brand new. When both principals are busy with other meetings, they are supposed to go back to class, but decide that they need to investigate the incident themselves. Kate's older sister is Gemma, who was involved in investigations in earlier books, and there is a strong journalism culture at the school. After talking to Susie, who works in the office, the group gets some information, and the members talk to other people at snack break and in between classes. When the true culprit, and the reasons for the fire, are revealed, the kids band together to see that justice is served.
This is told from multiple perspectives, and since there have been fires set at every middle school building I've ever been at, I can definitely see this happening. It seems somewhat less likely that the investigation could be conducted between classes no matter how generous the passing time is, but this is a darker investigation than most middle school ones. The cover is great. Sadly, this looks to be published only in paperback. It will be a popular choice with middle school students who aren't quite ready for books by Karen McManus or Freida McFadden.
April 7, 2026 by Scholastic Press
E ARC Provided by Edelweiss Plus
Having gotten into the Last Heir Society (aka the Liar's Club), Jack, Weatherby, and the others are in the society's Alpine Bunker in St. Moritz with the 18 new members. They are invited to participate in la Victoir garment to choose a new member of the voting council, and there can only be one winner of the scavenger hunt. This winner also gets 5 million Swiss francs a year, a private jet, and some islands. Cressida Held (who is Axton's mother) talks to Weatherby alone, and she is soon even more motivated to participate. There is sledding, murder, kidnapping, puzzles, anagrams galore, and lots of in fighting and treachery. But it's not over yet. The ending (which I do not want to spoil) leaves this open for yet another book.
I loved the first book, and I can see this being popular with readers who like clue oriented mysteries and puzzles like the ones in Currie's The Mystery of the Locked Room or Reese's Puzzle heart. If this were the last book in the series, I would buy it so I had a complete set, but my students are no longer reading past book three in series, and my budget has been cut 20% from what it was in 2003 (which is half of what it was in 2002), so I may not purchase.
The Liar's Society #1
E ARC Provided by Edelweiss Plus
Having gotten into the Last Heir Society (aka the Liar's Club), Jack, Weatherby, and the others are in the society's Alpine Bunker in St. Moritz with the 18 new members. They are invited to participate in la Victoir garment to choose a new member of the voting council, and there can only be one winner of the scavenger hunt. This winner also gets 5 million Swiss francs a year, a private jet, and some islands. Cressida Held (who is Axton's mother) talks to Weatherby alone, and she is soon even more motivated to participate. There is sledding, murder, kidnapping, puzzles, anagrams galore, and lots of in fighting and treachery. But it's not over yet. The ending (which I do not want to spoil) leaves this open for yet another book.
I loved the first book, and I can see this being popular with readers who like clue oriented mysteries and puzzles like the ones in Currie's The Mystery of the Locked Room or Reese's Puzzle heart. If this were the last book in the series, I would buy it so I had a complete set, but my students are no longer reading past book three in series, and my budget has been cut 20% from what it was in 2003 (which is half of what it was in 2002), so I may not purchase.
The Liar's Society #1
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