Trust Me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer

For extra spending money Julep doesn't rely on her dad - she runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average.īut when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father gone, Julep's carefully laid plans for an expenses-paid golden ticket to Yale start to unravel. Agatha High, where her father, an old-school grifter with a weakness for the ponies, sends her to so she can learn to mingle with the upper crust.

She's a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago's swanky St. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books This book has it all: homework and hit men, prom drama and silencers.Julep Dupree tells lies. Publishers Weekly Well-paced, well-plotted. A memorable debut here's hoping for a lot more from Summer. She lies and cheats with so much confidence and skill that readers will cheer her on, but she also adheres to her own strict moral code. Summer creates a standout character in Julep. Determined, she delves into the underbelly of Chicago to find him (bringing a bunch of fresh plot lines and unexpected twists along the way). Nope-she also happens to be a con artist and master of disguise, which comes in mighty handy when her father mysteriously disappears. Jennifer Echols, author of Dirty Little Secret One of TeenVogue's 15 Most Exciting YA Books of 2014 One of PopCrush's 10 Most Anticipated YA Books Julep isn't just another high schooler beset by the usual drama of boys and academia. but that's not going to stop her from using every trick in the book to find her dad before his mark finds her. With everything she has at stake, Julep's in way over her head. Agatha's resident Prince Charming, Tyler Richland, and her loyal hacker sidekick, Sam, Julep struggles to trace her dad's trail of clues through a maze of creepy stalkers, hit attempts, family secrets, and worse, the threat of foster care. But when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father gone, Julep's carefully laid plans for an expenses-paid golden ticket to Yale start to unravel. For extra spending money Julep doesn't rely on her dad-she runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average.

Fans of Ally Carter's Heist Society novels will love this teen mystery/thriller with sarcastic wit, a hint of romance, and Ocean's Eleven-inspired action.

Trust Me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer