The Initial Insult (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062982421)

In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship . . . forevermore. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Truly Devious!

Tress Montor's family used to mean something--until she didn't have a family anymore. When her parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home, Tress lost everything. The entire town shuns her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather at what locals refer to as the "White Trash Zoo."

Felicity Turnado has it all: looks, money, and a secret. One misstep could send her tumbling from the top of the social ladder, and she's worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montors the night they disappeared. Felicity has buried what she knows so deeply that she can't even remember what it is . . . only that she can't look at Tress without feeling shame and guilt.

But Tress has a plan. A Halloween costume party at an abandoned house provides the ideal situation for Tress to pry the truth from Felicity--brick by brick--as she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute. Tress will have her answers--or settle for revenge.

* A Junior Library Guild Selection * Texas Tayshas Reading List of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *

Author: Mindy McGinnis
ISBN-10: 0062982427
ISBN-13: 9780062982421
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2021
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.40w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511911 / Initial Insult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2020
Booklist 12/01/2020 pg. 50
School Library Journal 12/01/2020 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 02/08/2021