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A stunning coming-of-age tale from poet and writer Savannah Brown.Sydney''s dad is the only psychiatrist for miles around in their small Ohio town.He is also unexpectedly dead.Sydney believes the crash was anything but an accident. And when the threatening texts begin, and June Copeland - homecoming queen and golden child - appears at his funeral out of nowhere, she''s sure of it.But through Sydney''s newfound relationship with June, she''s given a glimpse of a life without the darkness of an unresolved grief and the chance, just maybe, of a fresh start.Until it''s clear that the secrets won''t go away, and the truth might bring everything crashing down...Imperfect friendships, the shadow of grief and the sweet pain of romance - this is a poetic, thrilling ode to being human.

The new gripping YA thriller from online sensation Savannah Brown, author of The Truth About Keeping Secrets, Graffiti, and Sweetdark. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson''s A Good Girl''s Guide to Murder and E. Lockhart''s We Were Liars.When fledgling singer Roxy Raines vanishes from the tiny resort of Sandown, the island''s locals refuse to talk about it to any outsiders, dismissing Roxy as a teenage runaway. Thirty years later, seventeen-year-old Mona Perry is convinced there''s something more sinister at play. Armed with a suitcase and a microphone - to record her findings for her podcast''s listeners - the troubled teen is on a deadline: one hot summer is all she has to get to the bottom of Roxy''s story. But as Mona gets drawn into the strange goings on of this isolated community, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems. Least of all Mona''s own past, and the disappearance of someone else, someone much closer to her...How far will she go to uncover the truth? Praise for The Things We Don''t See:''A propulsive mystery driven by beautifully raw narration . . . Brown''s prose reads like a live wire.'' Rory Power, author of Wilder Girls''A beautifully written mystery with a host of fascinating characters'' Vincent Ralph, author of Are You Watching?

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Truth About Keeping Secrets written and read by Savannah Brown. Sydney''s dad is the only psychiatrist for miles around their small Ohio town.He is also unexpectedly dead.Is Sydney crazy, or is it kind of weird that her dad - a guy whose entire job revolved around other peoples'' secrets - crashed alone, with no explanation?And why is June Copeland, homecoming queen and the town''s golden child, at his funeral?As the two teenagers grow closer in the wake of the accident, it''s clear that not everyone is happy about their new friendship.But what is picture perfect June still hiding? And does Sydney even want to know? THE TRUTH ABOUT KEEPING SECRETS is a page turning, voice led, high school thriller.

Brought to you by Penguin."The year is 1987 and the sleepy village of Sandown Bay is waking up . . ."To its residents, Sandown is home - a tiny village holiday resort in the western United States.To everyone else, it''s a minuscule island, that brings tourists in summer and not a lot else the rest of the time.To Mona Perry, it''s a mystery.Thirty-four years ago, promising singer and Sandown resident Roxy Raines went missing, and was never found. The people of the island are still reluctant to talk about it, claiming Roxy was simply a runaway, but the evidence doesn''t quite add up.Mona is convinced something else is going on. Armed only with a suitcase and a microphone - to record her findings for the general public - this runaway teenager is determined to get to the bottom of the disappearance.But as Mona gets drawn deeper and deeper into the strange goings on of this isolated community, it is clear that nothing is as it seems - not even Mona''s own past.Some things are meant to disappear . . .© Savannah Brown 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021