Gossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer—or die trying.Ruby is a scholarship senior at elite Oleander High School with a chip on her shoulder and an attitude to match—which she puts to good use as the infamous local anonymous gossip blogger ReputationKiller. When she’s outed as the voice behind the account, the entire town turns against her.
But after she’s scared witless by a vision of her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress, she is faced with an awful truth. Someone out there doesn’t just hate her—they want her dead.
With less than a week until the prom, Ruby starts investigating. Turns out Oleander Bay isn’t the picture-perfect resort town it appears to be. With so many secrets, scandals, and people hell-bent on covering them up at all costs, the murderer could be anyone. Can Ruby beat the clock counting down to prom—and her death—and survive the night?
On sale: December 10, 2024
Age: 12 and up
Grade: Grade 7 & Up
Page count: 384 Pages
ISBN: 9780593650936
Reading level: Lexile: HL720L
AMY CHRISTINE PARKER is the author of
Flight 171,
Gated, Astray, and
Smash & Grab. She writes full-time from her home near Tampa, Florida, where she lives with her husband, their two daughters, and two very mischievious cats.
“Murderous ghosts, school scandal, hungry gators, and a mysterious killer on the loose… Count me in! Amy Christine Parker’s latest starts with a punch and never lets up. YOU’RE DEAD TO ME is
a quick-paced, unrelenting read, and I loved every page!”—Kristen Simmons, author of the Article 5 series
"
A twisty swamp thriller with a bloody ending you’ll never see coming."—Kelly Coon, author of
Gravemaidens
"
Twists and jump scares keep coming in this taut, fast-paced work that will keep readers up at night."
—Kirkus Reviews
