Ace of Spades

Name: Ace of Spades
Author: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
ISBN: 9781474996358

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Ace of Spades won the 2021 Books Are My Bag Readers' Award for Young Adult Fiction, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2022. ACE OF SPADES is Gossip Girl meets Get Out, with a shocking twist. Buried secrets come to light when two students are targeted by an anonymous bully with an explosive agenda. Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until now. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is revealing the darkest secrets of two students. Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the spotlight when his private photos go public. Head girl Chiamaka isn't afraid to get what she wants, but soon everyone will know the price she has paid for power. Someone is out to get them both. Someone who holds all the aces. And they're planning much more than a high-school game... Unputdownable and utterly compulsive, this high-octane thriller takes a powerful look at institutionalized racism.

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