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The Dead Enders


School year: Lower 6th, Year 10, Year 11

No. of pages 448

Published: 2019

Great for age 12-18 years

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Part coming-of-age story, mystery, and romance, this book has something for everyone. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Emotionally resonantThis thoughtful, atmospheric read will linger with readers. Publishers Weekly A twisty psychological drama. Booklist For fans of One of Us Is Lying, this novel set during the summer in the small tourist town of Gold Fork features four teens all sharing one secret from their pastand one explosive truth that could change everything.In a place like Gold Fork, sometimes a secret is the only thing thats really yours. Ana, Davis, Erik, and Georgie know that best. Bound together by a horrible tragedy from their pasts, they forged a friendship that has lasted through high school. In a town full of weekenders, they all know what its like to be dead enders, fated to stay trapped in a tourist destination for the rest of their lives. But with the appearance of long-lost family members and an arsonist setting the town ablaze, its time to confront the fact that what brought them together years ago might be what ultimately tears them apart. Because someone is keeping one last secreta truth that could change everything.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 448 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster .

Erin Saldin is the author of The Girls of No Return and The Dead Enders. Erin has lived in West Africa, Brooklyn, and a cabin off the grid in remote Klamath mountains of Oregon. She holds an MFA from the University of Virginia, and her short stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Best New American Voices, and Gulf Coast, among others. Erin lives in Missoula, Montana, with her partner, two daughters, and a dog, and she teaches at the Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana.