Girl On The Run
A girl who discovers that her mother might not be who she says she is . . . and now someone is hunting them both.
Katelyn wants the best for her widowed mom. Surprising her with an online dating profile seems like a good idea.
It isnโt. Katelynโs mom hasnโt just been acting overprotective all these yearsโsheโs been hiding something. And now that anyone can find them online, Katelyn is in a desperate race against time to uncover the secrets of the pastโnot only her momโs, but also her own.
As Katelynโs world unravels, she begins to trust the guy who brought this nightmare to her door and to doubt the one person she never thought she would. Because her mom has been hiding for a reason: sheโs been waiting.
2023 Missouri Gateway Book Award Winner
2021 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers Nominee
โFast and intense, this is a galloping thriller with something extra for romantics.โ โKirkus Reviews
โA tense, fast read . . . Abigail has created a twisting, complex path through a room full of mousetraps and every time I thought maybe Katelyn was finally going to get through it, another one went SNAP!โ โAprilynne Pike, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wings series
โHeart racing for all the right reasonsโmystery, suspense, and romance. Loved!โ โDanielle Paige, New York Times bestselling author of the Dorothy Must Die series and STEALING SNOW
โThis impossible to put down YA thriller had me on the edge of my seat from the first chapter.โ โLaurie Forest, Best-Selling author of The Black Witch Chronicles
โA fast-paced, heart-pounding page-turner that will keep you up at night wondering if we ever really know those we love.โ โKelly DeVos, author of FAT GIRL ON A PLANE and DAY ZERO
โBrimming with Johnsonโs trademark emotional depth, this fast-paced thriller grabs you from the first page and doesnโt let go until the very last. I couldnโt stop reading!โ โ Joanna Ruth Meyer, author of ECHO NORTH and BEYOND THE SHADOWED EARTH
โA throat-clutching jaunt that sets the pace for any YA thriller daring to follow.โ โTom Leveen, Bram Stoker Award Finalist
Genre:ย Young Adult Thriller
Age Range:ย 12 and up
Publisher:ย Underlined
Release Date:ย October 6, 2020
Formats:ย Paperback, eBook, Audiobook
Categories:ย Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense
Language:ย English
Translations:ย Russian
Format:ย Paperback
Retail Price:ย $9.99 (USD)
ISBN-13:ย 9780593179819
Pages:ย 272
Format:ย eBook
Retail Price:ย $9.99 (USD)
ISBN-13:ย 9780593179826
Pages:ย 272
Format:ย Audiobook (Unabridged)
Narrator: Imani Jade Powers
Imprint: Listening Library (Audio)
Retail Price:ย $28.00 (USD)
ISBN-13:ย 9780593293102
Length:ย 7 hrs
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One summer. One grumpy local. One centuries-old mystery. Set on the dreamy shores of Nantucket, If You Were Here is a Gilmore Girls meets Outer Banks YA romance about finding love, chasing history, and rewriting the story you thought you knew.
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โญโReminiscent of the Netflix television series Outer Banks, this is a mystery shrouded in history, wrapped up with a love story.โ
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Reminiscent of the Netflix television series Outer Banks, this is a mystery shrouded in history, wrapped up with a love story.โโSchool Library Journal (โญstarred review)
โLiliโs and Wrenโs alternating first-person perspectives grapple thoughtfully with grief and romantic dilemmas. Sweet and insightful.โโKirkus Reviews
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