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The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry

The Girl I Used to Be

April Henry

Square Fish · Paperback · May 2, 2017

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Young Adult Mystery Novel The Girl I Used to Be is another thrilling murder-mystery that'll have you on the edge of your seat from the New York Times-bestselling author April Henry, the author of the Point Last Seen series, Girl, Stolen, and The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die.

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Who it’s for
A personal murder mystery turns on old suspicions, new evidence, and a killer still at large.
Genres
YA Mysteries, Thrillers & Suspense, YA Crime Thrillers
Published
Square Fish, May 2, 2017

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About this book

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Young Adult Mystery Novel The Girl I Used to Be is another thrilling murder-mystery that'll have you on the edge of your seat from the New York Times-bestselling author April Henry, the author of the Point Last Seen series, Girl, Stolen, and The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die. Olivia was only three years old when her mother was killed and everyone suspected her father of murder. But his whereabouts remained a mystery.

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Fast forward fourteen years. New evidence now proves Olivia's father was actually murdered on the same fateful day her mother died. That means there's a killer still at large. Now Olivia is determined to uncover who that might be. But can she do that before the killer tracks her down first? This title has Common Core connections. "Henry has done it again with another edge-of-your-seat mystery/thriller. Recommended for middle school and high school mystery/thriller/suspense collections and for April Henry fans." —VOYA, starred review

Old Questions

A personal murder mystery turns on old suspicions, new evidence, and a killer still at large.

Come here for

  • A family mystery shaped by old suspicions and new evidence

Expect

  • An urgent, suspenseful search for answers with personal stakes

Where it sits

YA Mysteries92%
Thrillers & Suspense44%
YA Crime Thrillers26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Orphan & Foster Stories
  • YA Blended Family Stories
  • YA Mysteries
Authors
April Henry
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
May 2, 2017
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Orphan & Foster Stories