Their Vicious Games

Informationen zum Autor Joelle Wellington grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where her childhood was spent wandering the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Her love of the written word led her to a B.A. in Creative Writing and International Studies. When she isn't writing, she's reading and when she's not doing that, she's attempting to bake bread with varying degrees of success. Her work, Cottonmouth , has been published in Apex Magazine. Klappentext Edgewater Academy is a school for the very rich and very powerful. Adina is neither of those things, and when she gets into a fight with a fellow student, her scholarship to a top college is revoked, and her world falls apart. Until she's invited to The Finish. This is her chance at the life she's dreamed of. Then the contestants start to die... Zusammenfassung *Squid Game at an American High School - the twisty YA thriller that everyone will be talking about in 2023.* Twelve girls. Three rounds. One ultimate prize . . . for the last one left alive. Edgewater Academy is a school for the very rich and very powerful. Adina Walker is neither of those things. Alone and outcast, when she gets into a fight with a fellow student (and former friend), her scholarship to a top college is revoked, and her world falls apart. Until she's invited to The Finish. Annual games for the brightest and the best, hosted by power-family The Remingtons, the winning prize for The Finish is everything Adina wants. This is her chance at the life she's dreamed of. Then the contestants start to die. Love, revenge, pride - all are on the line. This isn't a game any more . . . Horrific and engrossing in equal measure, THEIR VICIOUS GAMES is also a thoughtful and clever commentary on race and class. Ace of Spades meets The Inheritance Games, this is a game you'll want to see through to the finish. ...

Product details

• Authors: Joelle Wellington
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 17
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.07.2023
• EAN: 9780241590553
• ISBN: 978-0-241-59055-3
• No. of pages: 406
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Interest age: from c 13 years, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories