This page-turner is filled with high school drama and the darkest of
secrets that will keep you on the edge of your seat—promise.
The
story takes place one year after the stories shown in the book were written in
Noble High School. The now sophomores are incoming first-year freshmen trying
to learn the ropes and get used to high school life, like figuring out who to
sit with at lunch and where on Earth their classes are in the huge new
building.
The
new students are assigned by their English teacher to keep a journal, where
they will write down all of their feelings and thoughts. It’s how they will
find themselves apparently and, since it all will be locked away in the
teachers lounge, it’s safe to share anything. Or is it?
Every
year, the school chooses five freshmen for the Phoenix yearbook to be known as
the “Phoenix Five”: the most outstanding students who have proven to be
special. Glamorous Sheridan who wears red lipstick and dreams of being a movie
star, Duffy, a guy who just wants to shoot hoops with his friends, Jagger, a
rebel whose parents are in jail, Lily, a former homeschooled A+ student, and
Vanessa, the overachieving girl who will do anything to keep her family
together, all make the cut.
But
what happens when one of the chosen five decides the award is all a lie and
steals the locked journals, unleashing all of the secrets (insecurities,
crushes, family probs) for everyone to read and exposing the chosen ones for
who they really are?
If you’re into drama and slowly unraveling the truth, be sure to check out Pretenders when it hits shelves tomorrow, Oct. 1. And stay tuned for the rest of the series to uncover the rest of the Phoenix Five’s juicy secrets.
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