The Thrashers
A Novel
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES
A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE * One of School Library Journal's Best YA Books of the Year
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
AN INDIE NEXT PICK
Either you're in or you're out.
Welcome to the Thrashers, the elite friend group at New Helvetia High.
They’re everything everyone wants to be.
Jodi Dillon was never meant to be one of them. Julian, Lucy, Paige, and the infamous Zack Thrasher are rich, sophisticated, and love attention. Jodi feels out of place, but Zack’s her childhood best friend, so she’s in.
Then Emily Mills, who desperately wanted to be a Thrasher, dies—and the whispers about the Thrashers begin. As Emily’s journal surfaces, detectives close in, and Jodi faces an impossible choice: betray her friends or protect herself.
But as eerie messages and strange occurrences escalate, it becomes clear—Emily isn’t done with them yet.
A twisty thrill-ride of unforgettable drama and suspense that "encapsulates the vulnerability of adolescents playing adult games" (Ali Hazelwood) from USA Today bestselling author Julie Soto, The Thrashers will keep you up at night desperate to read just one more page.
"A tour-de-force YA debut from Julie Soto." - Alexa Donne
"For fans of Karen McManus and Kara Thomas, The Thrashers had me holding my breath, sweaty-palming my e-reader, and dying to flip each page to see what would happen next." - Susan Lee
"Expertly plotted and full of flawed, morally gray characters you still can't help rooting for, The Thrashers is one of the best books I've read this year." - Evelyn Skye
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Since second grade, Jodi Dillon, a senior at Sacramento New Helvetia High School, has been best friends with fellow student Zack Thrasher, the charismatic and charming leader of their school's exclusive, popular friend group, the Thrashers. Jodi, who considers herself short and plain, is a longtime member of the Thrashers, along with cheerleader Paige Montgomery; "pretty badass," brown-skinned Lucy Reed; and gorgeous print ad model Julian Hollister. After sophomore Emily Mills makes a concerted effort to join their group—and the Thrashers rebuff her advances—she's found dead on prom night, which sets an unsettling series of events into motion. When Emily's diary turns up as evidence that implicates every Thrasher but Jodi in her death, Jodi endeavors to find out the truth. A prologue seemingly from Emily's first-person POV establishes immediate tension, which Soto (Not Another Love Song, for adults) carries throughout the novel to devastating effect. Examinations of self-worth are smartly interwoven into push-and-pull depictions of the Thrashers and their effect on their classmates in a fresh and clever mystery that puts a new spin on the popular kid trope. Ages 12–up.
