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ONIX 3.0
The Secrets We Keep
By (author): Deb Loughead
Deb Loughead

Imprint:

Dundurn Press - Toronto

ISBN:

9781459737297

Product Form:

Paperback

Form detail:

Trade
Paperback , Trade
English

Audience:

Young Adult : Age (years) 12 - 15, Reading age 12 - 15
Dec 10, 2016
$12.99 CAD
Active

Dimensions:

8in x 5 x 0.45 in | 130 gr

Page Count:

184 pages
Dundurn Press
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction|Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction|Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement|Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs
 
Dewey Divas and the Dudes Winter 2017 pick 2017, Commended
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After a classmate’s death at a party, Clementine Sanford can’t forgive herself, certain she could have done more to help. Now she has to worry about her “friend” Ellie exposing her, and the dead boy’s mother, a lawyer. But when she finds out there are darker questions about what happened, Clem knows it’s up to her to find the truth.
First she blamed herself. Now she doesn’t know who to trust.

When Kit disappeared at a party and was found drowned in the quarry the next day, Clem knew who to point the finger at: herself. She was the last person to see him alive, the last person who could have helped. If she had just kept a closer eye on him instead of her crush, Jake, maybe Kit would still be here. She knows she made a mistake, and wishes she could just forget about it — but Clem’s friend Ellie says she’ll expose Clem’s secret if she doesn’t play along with Ellie’s lies.

Jake seems to have his own difficult secrets, and when he and Clem start to talk, they make a plan to help themselves move on. But when an unexpected discovery at the quarry makes everyone question what they thought they knew, Clem and Jake decide it’s up to them to uncover the truth.

  • Four teens, who were at an end-of-year party where a popular, autistic boy went missing and drowned, try to solve what happened
  • Told from four points of view, with each character giving a different version of what happened
  • A fast-paced mystery with a suspenseful reveal
  • Author has written over 30 books for young people and was named to the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books 2009 and 2011 lists
  • Treats subjects of autism, guilt, and authority from a noir-tinged YA perspective

Deb Loughead is the author of more than thirty books for children and young adults, ranging from poetry and plays to picture books and novels. She lives in Toronto.

ADVERTISING
Consumer ads: Canadian Children’s Book News, Best Books for Kids & Teens
Library wholesaler ads: Library Services Centre, Whitehots, Library Bound, Baker & Taylor, Ingram Advance
Trade ads: School Library Journal, Booklist, Quill & Quire
Online ads: NetGalley, Goodreads
Books for Everybody submission

MARKETING MATERIALS
Bookmarks

EVENTS
Festival pitches
Event promotion: posters, e-cards
Trade show events and promotion: OLA, Reading for the Love of It, BEA, ALA
Launch event, Toronto
In person and digital classroom visits

DIGITAL MARKETING
Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Dundurn.com campaigns
Goodreads giveaway
Cover and sample chapter reveal
NetGalley Campaign
Q&A with author on Dundurn blog and newsletters
Digital Reader Copies available: NetGalley, Edelweiss
Consumer, library, bookseller, and author newsletters

PUBLICITY
Targeted media and blogger review mailings
Advance Reading Copies available, enhanced quantity
Key Influencer mailing
Niche marketing to associations and interest groups

MERCHANDISING
Shelf talkers

Book hashtag: #SecretsWeKeep

Author Website: debloughead.ca
Author Twitter: @northwoodtrails

The excitement in The Secrets We Keep starts on the first page and pulls you through to the last paragraph. Romance, loyalty, guilt, and suspense are all here, as is humour and a recurring ghost. Don’t start late in the evening unless you are prepared to lose a night’s sleep. - Peter Edwards, author of The Biker's Brother, Business or Blood, and Unrepentant

A nice page-turning mystery, The Secrets We Keep neatly captures the angst and emotion of adolescence, while highlighting the increasing isolation of the digital age. - NationalReadingCampaign.com

Loughead’s mystery is a short and fast-paced one, and the accessible language makes it particularly well suited to reluctant readers. - Booklist

Deb Loughead has a good ear for teenage dialogue and an astute understanding of how peer pressure can manipulate kids into doing things they know are wrong. - Quill & Quire

Has both the strong plot and character development to hook teen readers, but its strong message about connecting and disconnecting, both personally and digitally, makes the story one worth reading and heeding. - Can Lit for Little Canadians

A welcome addition to library and classroom collections of Young Adult quick reads. - Canadian Materials

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