The Art of Secrets (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781616204822)

An Edgar Award Winner, Best YA Novel 2015

Where there's smoke . . .

When Saba Khan's apartment burns in a mysterious fire, possibly a hate crime, her high school rallies around her. Her family moves into a rent-free luxury apartment, her Facebook page explodes, and she begins (secretly) dating a popular boy.

Then a quirky piece of art donated to a school fund-raising effort for the Khans is revealed to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and Saba's life turns upside down again. Should Saba's family get the money? Or the students who found the painting? Or the school?

Monologues, journal entries, interviews, articles, and official documents expose a tangled web of greed, jealousy, and suspicion as students and teachers alike debate, point fingers, and make shocking accusations about what's really going on.

"Relationships, secrets and lies aplenty." --Kirkus Reviews

"Will stay on readers' minds long after the last page." --Booklist, starred review

"This story . . . culminates in a shocking twist of an ending that will engrossreaders until the very last page." --The Christian Science Monitor

A Booklist Editor's Choice Book
A Booklist Top Crime Fiction Book
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book
A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Nominee

Author: James Klise
ISBN-10: 1616204826
ISBN-13: 9781616204822
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/21/2015
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 170056 / Art of Secrets