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One of us is next- Karen M. Mc Manus

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  The highly acclaimed novel One of is lying is followed by its close competitor i.e One of us is next and it just does not disappoint! It has hardly been 18 months since the tragic death of Simon Kelleher and Bayview has just settled back into normal life when another death occurs.  Despite claiming so many lives with gossip, seems like Bayview High does not learn from its mistakes. Since Simon's death, a lot of copy-cat gossip apps have come up and have forced the high school authorities into suspending various students. A no-phone warning does not shake up Bayview High and they go on gossiping incessantly but none of the apps seem to fill the void left by Simon's brilliant app, About That.  Until one day another gossip app comes up and it comes with its facts in line. The rules are different this time. You take Dare and you are safe to go (maybe even a hero). You choose Truth, you're doomed anyway. You fail to choose either, your secret is out! Phoebe, a beautiful and se

One of us is lying- Karen M. McManus

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  One of us is lying is a novel about 5 students who are strangers to each other but happen to be together on a fateful day. Bronwyn Rojas, Cooper Clay, Simon Kelleher, Adelaide Prentiss and Nate Macaulay all enter detention together but only 4 walk out.   Bronwyn Rojas is a smart, organized geek who has an innate need to achieve perfectionism in all things she does. A Yale aspirant, she's always on top of her class and never fails to follow a rule until one day she makes a mistake that causes major upheaval in her life.  Cooper Clay is the boy with the dreamy eyes and a tan that makes him the good-looking jock that he is. With the perfect striker that he can throw, he is a varsity champion and one of the popular students at school until one day everyone turns on him.  Nate Macaulay, has an air of nonchalance around him and he never fails to get detention for something or the other. With criminal probation on his hands for dealing, this boy is smarter than he seems to be but easily