Description
An unputdownable YA thriller with a twist that will electrify readers, Silent Sister is perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson, and Kathleen Glasgow.
Grace can't remember how her sister Maddy disappeared, and even the police think she’s lying. But it’s hard to look innocent with a missing girl’s blood on your clothes…
One week earlier, Maddy – rejected for the college scholarship of her dreams, abandoned by her only friend on her birthday – was tired of living in Grace’s shadow. She was ready to be someone new, which was exactly what was promised by an exclusive senior trip at their expensive private school.
But eighteen years' worth of awkwardness didn't evaporate just because Maddy was holed up in a mountain lodge with thirty classmates, playing games and learning so-called life lessons.
Now, without her memories of the trip, Grace must piece together notebook entries and classmates’ revelations to discover how her sister disappeared. And unless Grace can find out what happened to Maddy, she'll never clear her conscience — or her name.
Unbelievably gripping, and filled with twists and turns, Silent Sister will have you guessing until the very last page.
Review
Grace and Maddy are sisters, with only ten months separating them. Grace had an bad incident four years earlier that went viral and so they moved schools. But since then Grace’s life is great - she is a good student, top athlete and has friends everywhere.
Meanwhile, Maddy lives her life through her journal with only one friend - and even that is doubtful. So with senior sabbatical happening Maddy decides to reinvent herself and put herself out there to be seen. But not everything goes to plan...
When Maddy starts getting close to Adrian, a good looking, bit of a clown, super-nice guy, and she finds Grace appearing to flirt with him, she explodes. But then the girls disappear and only Grace returns...could she really have hurt her sister?
Grace only has brief recollections of that night, and when Maddy’s body is found she is the obvious suspect. Grace needs to talk to the other people who were there to find out what really happened - to not only clear her name but also to get justice for Maddy.
Told in alternate chapters and viewpoints from Grace after the event and Maddy in the lead up to her disappearance, this is a thrilling, plot-twisting murder mystery for teen readers. With themes of sisterhood, letting go of the past, and personal development, this book will best suit readers aged 13 and older.
