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Available now: I''M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller from Courtney Summers, based loosely on The Epstein case and "not for the faint of heart" (The New York Times)"Sadie: a novel for readers of any age, and a character as indelible as a scar. Flat-out dazzling." —A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window A New York Times bestseller! An Edgar Award Winner! Appearing on over 30 Best Book of 2018 lists including The Boston Globe, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Globe and Mail, Good Morning America, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and more! A YALSA Top 10 Quick Pick4 Starred Reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal, Booklist, Publishers Weekly! "Sadie: a novel for readers of any age, and a character as indelible as a scar. Flat-out dazzling." —A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window "Sadie is an electrifying, high-stakes road trip. Clear your schedule. You''re not going anywhere until you''ve reached the end." —Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of There''s Someone Inside Your House and Anna and the French Kiss "A haunting, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly compelling read." —Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carve the Mark and the Divergent seriesA missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial—like podcast following the clues she''s left behind. And an ending you won''t be able to stop talking about. “Today, WNRK is launching the first episode of our new serialized podcast, The Girls, created and hosted by West McCray.”When popular radio personality West McCray receives a desperate phone call from a stranger imploring him to find nineteen-year-old runaway Sadie Hunter, he’s not convinced there’s a story there; girls go missing all the time. But when it’s revealed that Sadie fled home after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie, West travels to the small town of Cold Creek, Colorado, to uncover what happened.Sadie has no idea that her journey to avenge her sister will soon become the subject of a blockbuster podcast. Armed with a switchblade, Sadie follows meager clues hoping they’ll lead to the man who took Mattie’s life, because she’s determined to make him pay with his own. But as West traces her path to the darkest, most dangerous corners of big cities and small towns, a deeply unsettling mystery begins to unfold—one that’s bigger than them both. Can he find Sadie before it’s too late?Alternating between Sadie’s unflinching voice as she hunts the killer and the podcast transcripts tracking the clues she’s left behind, Sadie is a breathless thriller about the lengths we go to protect the ones we love and the high price we pay when we can’t. It will haunt you long after you reach the final page.

A chilling psychological thriller about two sisters caught in the web of a dangerous cult leader, from the Edgar Award-winning author of YA thrillers.The #1 Indie Next Pick and winner of the International Thriller Writers Award.BELIEVE HIM, BETRAY HER1998: 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.In this gripping psychological thriller set in upstate New York, The Project follows two sisters who fall prey to the same cult leader—and their desperate fight to find their way back to one another. Courtney Summers delivers a powerful, suspenseful and heartbreaking tale of family bonds, dark secrets, and the lure of a dangerous ideology.

*Winner of the 2019 Odyssey Award**Winner of the 2019 Audie Award for Young Adult Audiobook*"Courtney Summers''s powerful story of love, neglect, abuse, and revenge is narrated with irresistible urgency by Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner, along with an ensemble of supporting narrators...this is a production that will not be forgotten" — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award WinnerAn innovative audiobook production featuring more than thirty voices, Sadie explores the depth of a sister''s love — poised to be the next story listeners won''t be able to pause.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'' Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep listeners riveted until the last chapter.More praise for Sadie:"An electrifying thriller, taut as a bowstring. A coming-of-age tale, both gritty and sensitive. A poignant drama of love and loss. This -- all this -- is Sadie: a novel for readers of any age, and a character as indelible as a scar. Flat-out dazzling." — A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window"A haunting, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly compelling read. Sadie grabs you and won''t let you go until you''ve borne witness." — Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carve the Mark and The Divergent series

"This audiobook is essential listening. Narrators Therese Plummer and Emily Shaffer shine as Lo and Bea Denham, two teenage sisters whose lives are upended when their parents are killed in a car accident." -- AudioFile MagazineFrom Courtney Summers, the New York Times bestselling author of the 2019 Edgar Award Winner and breakout hit Sadie, comes her electrifying follow-up—a suspenseful, pulls-no-punches story about an aspiring young journalist determined to save her sister no matter the cost.Lo Denham is used to being on her own. After her parents died in a tragic car accident, her sister Bea joined the elusive community called The Unity Project, leaving Lo to fend for herself. Desperate not to lose the only family she has left, Lo has spent the last six years trying to reconnect with Bea, only to be met with radio silence.When Lo’s given the perfect opportunity to gain access to Bea’s reclusive life, she thinks they’re finally going to be reunited. But it’s difficult to find someone who doesn’t want to be found, and as Lo delves deeper into The Project and its charismatic leader, she begins to realize that there’s more at risk than just her relationship with Bea: her very life might be in danger.As she uncovers more questions than answers at each turn, everything Lo thought she knew about herself, her sister, and the world is upended. One thing doesn’t change, though, and that’s what keeps her going: Bea needs her, and Lo will do anything to save her.A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

A brutal and illuminating thriller that explores the dark underbelly of wealth and powerNamed a Best Book of the Year by BuzzFeed, CrimeReads, Indigo, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness, with 4 starred reviews, I''m the Girl is an "emotionally raw and brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer coming-of-age thriller from bestselling and award-winning author Courtney Summers. Loosely based on the Epstein case, it''s "not for the faint of heart" (The New York Times).Sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis wants everything she knows she deserves, but poverty has kept it out of reach. When she finds the body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, Georgia teams up with Ashley''s sister Nora to find the killer, and is thrown into a glittering world of unimaginable privilege. But behind every dream lurks a nightmare, and Georgia must reconcile her desires with what it takes to survive. As the killer closes in and their feelings grow, Georgia and Nora discover that when money, power, and beauty rule, it''s not always about who is guilty, but who is guiltiest—and the only thing that might save them is each other.I''m the Girl is a gritty, dark, and illuminating account of one young woman''s struggle to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure, asking readers: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it?

The program includes a bonus bridge story, Greetings from Sunny Los Angeles, featuring Dan Bittner as West McCray. "Narrator Lori Prince pulls listeners into the complicated world of teenagers with her portrayal of 16-year-old Georgia Avis, who longs to escape poverty and sees her beauty and sexuality as her ticket out." - AudioFile magazineThe next searing and groundbreaking queer young adult novel from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Courtney Summers, already hailed as..."A stirring, thought-provoking thriller.”—Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push"A stunner."—Kate Elizabeth Russell, New York Times bestselling author of My Dark Vanessa"Powerful."—Angeline Boulley, #1 New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author of Firekeeper’s DaughterWhen sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis discovers the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, she teams up with Ashley''s older sister, Nora, to find and bring the killer to justice before he strikes again. But their investigation throws Georgia into a world of unimaginable privilege and wealth, without conscience or consequence, and as Ashley’s killer closes in, Georgia will discover when money, power and beauty rule, it might not be a matter of who is guilty—but who is guiltiest.A spiritual successor to the breakout hit Sadie, I''m the Girl is a bold and masterful account of how one young woman feels in her body as she struggles to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure while asking listeners one question: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it?A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.