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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN-101665922451

ISBN-139781665922456

eBay Product ID (ePID)4063410415

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlonde Dies First

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Thrillers & Suspense, Social Themes / Friendship, Romance / Lgbt

Publication Year2024

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorJoelle Wellington

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight14.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2024-003359

Reviews* "As self-aware as the horror is, the story feels authentic in the details of the Brooklyn neighborhood and its slow gentrification, and in the complex relationships among the diverse group--particularly Devon's and Drew's tumultuous but loving dynamic. A gory good time with heart.", In keeping the stakes high and the twists coming, Wellington ( Their Vicious Games ) deftly dismantles horror genre cliches in a script-flipping hair-raiser that pointedly examines gentrification's impact on communities....the story sizzles with fully drawn protagonists, complex relationships, and slow-burn romance.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromNinth Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisA group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games , about a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in the spirit of the Scream movies. Devon is always being left behind by her genius twin sister, Drew. At this point, it's a fact of life. But Devon has one last plan before Drew leaves for college a whole year early--The Best Summer Ever. After committing to the bit a little too much, the twins and their chaotic circle of friends learn why you don't ever mess with a Ouija board if you want to actually survive the Best Summer Ever, and soon find themselves being hunted down by...a demon? But while there's no mistaking the creeping, venomous figure is not from around here, their method doesn't feel very demonic at all. In fact, it's downright human--going after them in typical slasher movie kill order. And that means Devon, the blonde, is up first and her decade-long crush, Yaya, is the Final Girl who must kill or be killed to end the cycle. Devon has never liked playing by anyone else's rules though, not even a demon's, and the longer this goes on, the more she feels Drew and Yaya slipping away from her even as she tries to help them all survive. Can they use their horror movie knowledge to flip the script and become the hunters instead of the hunted? Or will their best summer ever be their last?

LC Classification NumberPZ7.1.W435516Bl 2024