The Truants

The TruantsBy: Kate Weinberg One of the New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020 One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020 "[A] hypnotic debut. . . .[An] uncommonly clever whodunit." The New York Times Book Review A thrilling debut novel perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie and The Secret History, exploring deceit, first love, and the depths to which obsession can drive us. People disappear when they most want to be seen. Jess Walker has come

”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer

But when the president of the Association vetoes Becca's strawberry preserves

will shake the cobwebs loose

supernatural adventure - Metro

Full of colourful illustrations and space to draw

But the cruel and powerful President Malstain knows its secrets and will stop at nothing to snatch the book's magic for himself

And she conjures them all with a voice that is instantly arresting

she is very real—and his duty to the Crown means he's stuck with her

with enough loop-de-loops to keep kids uncertain about what will come next" (Booklist

destroyed by a false sense of honour and pride

a quicksand pit

He made lots of friends and planted lots of trees