Four-Letter Word (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481497374)

Eight friends. One game. A dozen regrets. And a night that will ruin them all, in this high stakes gripping story of manipulation and innocence lost, from the author of Bleed Like Me.

Chloe Sanders is ready for a change. She's tired of watching her best friend Eve turn away from her for the more interesting and popular Holly Reed, and tired of living with her grandparents while her parents volunteer overseas. Chloe spends her days crushing on a guy named Mateo, being mostly ignored by Eve and Holly, and wishing the cornfields of Iowa didn't feel so incredibly lonely.

Then a new girl transfers to her high school--Chloe Donnelly. This Chloe is bold and arty and instantly placed on a pedestal by Eve and Holly. Now suddenly everyone is referring to Chloe Sanders as "Other Chloe" and she figures the only thing to do is go with it.

Chloe Donnelly introduces all her friends to a dangerous game: a girls vs. guys challenge that only has one rule--obtain information by any means necessary. Chloe Donnelly's got power over everyone--secrets she's exploiting--and she uses it to keep them all playing. When the game turns nasty, soft-spoken Mateo chooses Other Chloe to help him expose everything Chloe Donnelly has done. But neither realize just how much the truth could cost them in the end.

Author: Christa Desir
ISBN-10: 1481497375
ISBN-13: 9781481497374
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2018
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2018 pg. 101
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2018
Booklist 03/15/2018 pg. 70
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2018 - Reviewed - How Did It Get Published
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory