FICTION

Lies Like Wildfire

by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Delacorte. Sept. 2021. 384p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780593309636.
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Gr 9 Up–Mo, Violet, Luke, Drummer, and Hannah—childhood friends known as the “Monsters,—have recently graduated from high school and are celebrating a hot summer day at Gap Lake, California. While they are cooling off at a no burn area at the lake, one of the teens accidentally starts a fire. To their horror, the wildfire quickly gets out of control and turns deadly, threatening the Yosemite forest. As the wildfire ravages the area, the “Monsters” choose to keep their pact of not telling on one another. Then Violet goes missing. Hannah tries to protect her friends and their secret, but struggles when she is attacked by a bear and can’t remember what happened. The lies spins out of control as does the fire. This fast-paced and suspenseful novel keeps readers guessing.
VERDICT Consider this a must-have thriller.
Reviewed by Nancy Hawkins, Franklin County H.S., Brookville, IN , Aug 01, 2021

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