Alyssa Sheinmel – författare

From the author of FACELESS ''Devastating. This is already one of my favourite books of the year'' Irish Times''The author''s cunning deployment of information keeps the reader guessing'' Financial TimesOnly when she''s locked away does the truth begin to escape...Seventeen-year-old Hannah Gold has always been treated like a grown up. As the only child of two New York professionals, she''s been traveling the world and functioning as a miniature adult since the day she was born. But that was then. Now, Hannah has been checked into a remote treatment facility, stripped of all autonomy and confined to a single room. Hannah knows there''s been a mistake. What happened to her roommate that summer was an accident. As soon as the doctor and judge figure out that she isn''t a danger to herself or others, she can get back to her life of promise and start her final year at school. Until then, she''s determined to win over the staff and earn some privileges so she doesn''t lose her mind to boredom.But then she''s assigned a new roommate. At first, Lucy is the perfect project to keep Hannah''s focus off all she is missing at home. But Lucy may be the one person who can make Hannah confront the secrets she''s avoiding - and the dangerous games that landed her in confinement in the first place.Gripping, heartwrenching and powerful, A Danger to Herself and Others is Girl, Interrupted meets We Were Liars in this new novel from New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel.

''An ingenious way of suggesting that all of us contain multitudes . . . Sheinmel brilliantly dramatises the pupils'' attempts to create a system of morality for themselves, rather than simply accepting the one handed down by authority'' Financial Times''This is an immensely satisfying book from a skilled author'' The Irish Times-------------------------------------------------------------------''He said we''d go to the same college, that we''d live in the same dorm, that we''d end up working in the same city after graduation. Doesn''t every girl dream that her boyfriend will love her like that?''The girls at North Bay Academy are taking sides. It all started when Mike Parker''s girlfriend showed up with a bruise on her face. Or, more specifically, when she walked into the principal''s office and said Mike hit her. But the students have questions: Why did she go to the principal and not the police? Why did she stay so long if he was hurting her? Obviously, if it''s true, Mike should be expelled. But is it true? Some girls want to rally for his expulsion - and some want to rally around Mike. The only thing that the entire student body can agree on? Someone is lying. And the truth has to come out. -------------------------------------------------------------------''Both timely and timeless, WHAT KIND OF GIRL is a powerful exploration of abuse in its many forms, as well as the strength it takes to rise up and speak your truth. Alyssa Sheinmel has crafted a compelling, moving, and empowering story of hope and courage - one that will stay with you long after you''ve turned the last page'' - Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be

From New York Times-bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel comes a haunting, layered novel about loss, mental health, and the danger of keeping secrets for fans of Girl in Pieces and We Were Liars.Francie, NowFrancie Buck is the new girl at Arborville Country Day, a prestigious private school ruled by a gossip app only the most popular students can access. At her old school, Francie was a loser-she lost her mother to cancer and her best friend to the popular kids-but enrolling at ACD is her chance to be someone new. When Francie's the first to learn her classmates Arden and Abigial Goode have died, the app's shadowy creator forces Francie into the mystery surrounding their deaths. Abby, ThenAbby Goode is used to being alone. Her vicious older sister, Arden, who sits at the top of their prep school's strict hierarchy, keeps it that way. But when Abby finds an unexpected friend in lacrosse player Leo Finch, she realizes that together, they might be able to expose her sister's cruelty to the world.As every twist brings Francie closer to the truth about what happened, the stakes for Abby grow higher, and both girls must reconsider who they can trust in this suspenseful, deeply-felt tale about the secrets that ruin lives-and the secrets that end them.