Most Popular Books by Courtney Summers

Classic Courtney Summers with a brand new look and exclusive bonus material! This ebook edition of Cracked Up to Be includes updated text, an afterword from the author and a discussion guide. The high price of perfection is one ''Perfect'' Parker Fadley always believed she was willing to pay until the events of a party during junior year fractures the lives of her family and friends. Something terrible has happened and only Parker knows it''s her fault. If being a perfect daughter, student, friend and girlfriend couldn''t keep her from making an unforgivable mistake, Parker hopes becoming a perfect mess will at least keep her loved ones from discovering the truth. But when the arrival of a curious new student and the unexpected return of an old enemy threaten her tenuous grip on control, Parker must decide just how far she''ll go to keep her secret from surfacing. Also available from Courtney Summers: I''M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller based loosely on The Epstein case.

Barricaded in Cortege High with five other teens while zombies try to get in, Sloane Price observes her fellow captives become more unpredictable and violent as time passes although they each have much more reason to live than she has.

The Project is a pulls-no-punches story from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award winning author Courtney Summers, about an aspiring young journalist determined to save her sister no matter the cost. The #1 Indie Next Pick and winner of the International Thriller Writers Award. BELIEVE HIM, BETRAY HER 1998: Six-year-old Bea doesn’t want a sister but everything changes when Lo is born early. Small and frail, Lo needs someone to look out for her. Having a sister is a promise, Mom says—one Bea’s determined not to break. 2011: A car wreck, their parents dead. Lo would’ve died too if not for Lev Warren, the charismatic leader of The Unity Project. He’s going to change the world and after he saves Lo’s life, Bea wants to commit to his extraordinary calling. Lev promises a place for the girls in the project, where no harm will ever come to them again . . . if Bea proves herself to him first. 2017: Lo doesn’t know why Bea abandoned her for The Unity Project after the accident, but she never forgot what Bea said the last time they spoke: We’ll see each other again. Six years later, Lo is invited to witness the group’s workings, meet with Lev, and—she hopes—finally reconnect with her sister. But Bea is long gone, and the only one who seems to understand the depths of this betrayal is Lev. If it’s family Lo wants, he can make her a new promise . . . if she proves herself to him first. Powerful, suspenseful and heartbreaking, The Project follows two sisters who fall prey to the same cult leader—and their desperate fight back to one another.

Classic Courtney Summers with a brand new look and exclusive bonus material! This ebook edition of Some Girls Are includes updated text and a discussion guide. The only thing worse than being Anna Morrison''s best friend is being her enemy—and Regina Afton is about to discover that the hard way. After she''s set-up by a fellow member of their vicious, all-girl clique, Regina ends up on the receiving end of the same acts of cruelty she spent years committing and seeks solace in the unexpected company of Michael Hayden, a quiet loner she used to bully. As tensions grow and the abuse worsens, the two question whether a mean girl can ever truly be redeemed for her past, and if not, just how much should she be made to pay. As their feelings for each other grow more complicated and the final days of senior year march toward an explosive conclusion, they''re terrified to find out . . . Also available from Courtney Summers: I''M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller based loosely on The Epstein case.

Named a Best Book of the Year by BuzzFeed * CrimeReads * Indigo * Kirkus Reviews * School Library Journal * Shelf Awareness, 4 starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and Shelf Awareness! Available now from bestselling and award-winning author Courtney Summers, an "emotionally raw and brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer coming-of-age thriller based loosely on the Epstein case that''s "not for the faint of heart." (The New York Times) All sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis wants is everything, but the poverty and hardship that defines her life has kept her from the beautiful and special things she knows she deserves. When she stumbles upon the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, Georgia teams up with Ashley''s older sister Nora, to find the killer before he strikes again, and their investigation throws Georgia into a glittering world of unimaginable privilege and wealth--and all she''s ever dreamed. But behind every dream lurks a nightmare, and Georgia must reconcile her heart''s desires with what it really takes to survive. As Ashley''s killer closes in and their feelings for one another grow, Georgia and Nora will discover when money, power, and beauty rule, it''s not always a matter of who is guilty but who is guiltiest--and the only thing that might save them is each other. I’m the Girl is a brutal and illuminating account of how one young woman feels in her body as she struggles to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure while asking readers one question: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it?

Classic Courtney Summers with a brand new look and exclusive bonus material! This ebook edition of Fall for Anything includes updated text, discussion guide, and a bonus short story. When legendary cult photographer Seth Reeves dies by suicide, his daughter, Eddie, is consumed by the question of why. Why, when he was a brilliant artist who seemed to find inspiration in everything he saw and, most importantly, had a family who loved him more than anything in the world? When she meets Culler Evans, a former student of her father''s and photographer himself, an instant and dangerous attraction begins. Culler seems to know more about her father than she does and could possibly hold the key to the mystery surrounding his death. Eddie''s need for the truth keeps her hanging on . . . but are some questions better left unanswered? Also available from Courtney Summers: I''M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller based loosely on The Epstein case.

After being assaulted by the sheriff''s son, Kellan Turner, Romy Grey was branded a liar and bullied by former friends, finding refuge only in the diner where she works outside of town, but when a girl with ties to both Romy and Kellan goes missing and news of him assulting another girl gets out, Romy must decide whether to speak out again or risk having more girls hurt.

In Please Remain Calm, the gripping sequel to Courtney Summers'' This is Not a Test, Rhys and Sloane are headed for a safe haven when they get separated along the way. Rhys is determined to reunite with Sloane until he discovers people who might need him more--people who offer him the closest he''ll get to everything he''s lost, if they can just hold on long enough. Rhys thinks he has what it takes to survive and find Sloane, but in a world overrun by the dead, there are no guarantees and the next leg of his journey will test him in unimaginable ways...

Read a sneak peek of Courtney Summer''s highly anticipated new novel, Sadie! A missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial—like podcast following the clues she''s left behind. Sadie hasn''t had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she''s been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie''s entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister''s killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray—a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America—overhears Sadie''s story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie''s journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it''s too late. Courtney Summers has written the breakout book of her career. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page.

Two girls. Two secrets. Two gritty, critically acclaimed novels in one. For Parker, perfection is all that matters. No one will know how wrong she is inside if everything she does ends up right. But when the pressure proves too much, she makes a devastating mistake she''ll do anything to keep hidden—even if it means becoming a perfect mess. For Regina, popularity comes with a price. When she''s kicked out of her clique, she finds out what it''s like to be those she''s bullied and destroyed. Everyone says she has it coming . . . but is there something they don''t know? There is more to these two girls than meets the eye. With unflinching honesty and a razor sharp voice, Courtney Summers brings the tensions of high school terrifyingly alive in What Goes Around.

Relates how one boy--who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before--became a monster capable of entering his high school with a loaded gun and firing on his classmates, as told from the viewpoints of several victims. Each perspective is written by a different writer of young adult fiction.

EL PROYECTO UNIDAD Después de un trágico accidente que acaba con la vida de prácticamente toda su familia y deja a su hermana pequeña, Lo, al borde de la muerte, Bea Denham necesita desesperadamente un milagro. Llegará bajo el nombre de Lev Warren, el carismático líder espiritual de El Proyecto Unidad. Él le promete que puede salvar a Lo. Todo lo que Bea tiene que hacer es creer... ME QUITÓ A MI HERMANA. Lo despierta en la UCI y descubre que sus padres han muerto y su hermana la ha abandonado por El Proyecto Unidad. Cuanto más descubre, más se convence de que la apreciada organización oculta siniestros secretos. Si solo consiguiera que Bea la creyera... ASESINÓ A MI HIJO. Años después, cuando un hombre se presenta en la revista donde trabajó Lo asegurando que El Proyecto Unidad asesinó a su hijo, ella encuentra la oportunidad perfecta para sacar a la luz los secretos del grupo y reunirse con Bea de una vez por todas. Sin embargo, su investigación la pondrá en el camino de Lev Warren, y la hará replantearse todo lo que ella pensaba... y todo lo que creía... ME SALVÓ LA VIDA. ¿ESTÁS LISTO PARA PERTENECER? «Intensa, intrigante y desgarradora.» Kirkus Review «Un thriller psicológico fascinante y magistral.» School Library Journal «Una trama retorcida llena de sorpresas.» Publishers Weekly

La policía encuentra a Romy al costado de una carretera. Herida. Con la ropa revuelta. Algo atroz escrito con lápiz de labios en su estómago. Y sin poder recordar nada. No fue la única chica desaparecida esa noche, aunque sí la única en regresar a casa. ¿Por qué ella sí y la otra chica no? Al estrés postraumático, a la desesperación por recordar y a la necesidad por descubrir al culpable, se le sumará el rechazo de todo el mundo. Porque, al parecer, no hay mayor pecado que el que una chica aparezca con vida mientras otra sigue perdida. Y deberá pagar por ello. La harán pagar por ello. Con toda la furia es un libro poderoso y cargado de dolor que explora los prejuicios sociales hacia las victimas que se animan a alzar la voz y exigir justicia.

Aunque nadie te crea, lucha para que la verdad salga a la luz. El hijo del sheriff, Kellan Turner, no es el chico bueno que todos creen que es, pero nadie quiere creer a Romy. La verdad sobre él le ha costado todo: sus amigos, su familia y su comunidad. Un día, una chica vinculada con Romy y Kellan desaparece tras una fiesta, y empiezan a circular rumores de que el muchacho podría haber agredido a otra joven de un pueblo cercano. Será entonces cuando Romy deba alzar la voz, pero, ¿y si nadie la cree? El último grito analiza la vergüenza y el silencio que se infligen a las jóvenes en una cultura que no las protege. Courtney Summers trata en esta novela temas como la cultura de la violación, los prejuicios de clase y el acoso escolar. «Una novela poderosa y determinante.» Kirkus Reviews «La poderosa historia de Romy crea un espacio para el cambio.» Publishers Weekly «Los lectores no podrán parar de leer hasta saber si Romy conseguirá liberarse de sus demonios o se derrumbará ante la presión.» Voya Magazine

Quando il popolare conduttore radiofonico West McCray riceve una telefonata da una donna che lo implora di cercare Sadie Hunter, diciannove anni, scomparsa da alcuni mesi, l''uomo non è davvero convinto che quella sarà una storia da raccontare: è tristemente consapevole che di ragazze scomparse ce ne siano molte, troppe, ogni giorno. Ma quando viene a sapere che Sadie si è allontanata da casa dopo il brutale omicidio irrisolto della sorella Mattie, tredici anni, parte alla volta di Cold Creek, Colorado, per cercare di saperne di più. Sadie non ha idea che la sua storia stia per diventare il soggetto di un podcast di successo seguito da una costa all''altra degli Stati Uniti. Tutto ciò che vuole è vendetta: armata di un coltello a serramanico e del suo lacerante dolore, Sadie colleziona una serie di confusi indizi che seguono le tracce dell''uomo che è convinta abbia ucciso la sorella. Mentre West ricostruisce il viaggio di Sadie, ritrovandosi sempre più coinvolto dalla storia della ragazza e ossessionato dal pensiero di ritrovarla, un mistero inquietante comincia a prendere forma e a svelarsi. Riuscirà West a ricomporre il puzzle della verità prima che per Sadie sia troppo tardi? Alternando le puntate del podcast alla lucida voce di Sadie, che racconta in prima persona la sua caccia all''uomo, Courtney Summers ci regala una storia struggente che resta sulla pelle ben oltre la sua ultima pagina.

Depois de um trágico acidente que mata seus pais e deixa sua irmã caçula, Lo, à beira da morte, Bea Denham está desesperada por um milagre. Então ele vem, na figura de Lev Warren, o carismático líder espiritual do Projeto Unidade. O homem promete salvar a garota hospitalizada, e tudo que Bea precisa fazer é acreditar... Quando Lo finalmente acorda em sua cama de hospital, descobre que os pais estão mortos e que a irmã mais velha a abandonou para integrar o Projeto Unidade. Então, quanto mais Lo pesquisa, mais fica convencida de que a tão respeitada organização espiritual e filantrópica de que a irmã faz parte esconde segredos perversos. Se ao menos Lo conseguisse abrir os olhos de Bea... Anos depois, um homem aparece no escritório de jornalismo em que Lo trabalha, acusando o Projeto Unidade de matar o filho dele. A jovem, então, vê nesse acontecimento a oportunidade perfeita para expor a organização e conseguir estar novamente ao lado da irmã, reavendo-a de uma vez por todas. Mas a investigação de Lo vai fazê-la questionar as próprias verdades... e até mesmo quem ela é.