If the Proctor makes good on their threats, Nancy and her friends could lose everything--including Nancy and Alexander's coveted scholarships. The consequences of their actions are rushed, and you don’t get to feel the impact of everything that happens. As rumors spread that Jamie was murdered, an anonymous post on Tip Tap, the school's gossip app, from "The Proctor" points to Jamie's best friends--Nancy, Krystal Choi, Akil Patel, and Alexander Lin--as the prime suspects. Katie Zhao's YA debut is an edge-of-your-seat drama set in the pressure-cooker world of academics and image at Sinclair Prep, where the past threatens the future these teens have carefully crafted for themselves. Jamie suddenly finds herself with unwanted attention as her father has been imprisoned for embezzlement.

it seemed a little contrived that it could be that person – a lot of very extreme decisions had to be made back in the past (in an emotionally fraught time) and then none of those lies could be detected for a few years.

While it is a thriller because of the murder of Jamie Ruan and the hunt to find the murderer, this book is so much more. As someone who read and highly enjoyed The Dragon Warrior series, Katie Zhao’s debut YA novel is definitely a different vibe from her middle-grade novels. Zhao examines the privilege differences between Nancy and her peers, the microaggressions against her, and how she feels out of place almost everywhere. uk will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing.

and I’ve seen quite a few of Katie Zhao’s books here and there but I’ve never actually gotten around to picking any of them up! Zhao's plotting is unrivaled as every single thread in this story proves to be crucial to the larger plot while also leaving just enough seeds to justify a second book.Gr 9 Up—In this dark, thrilling mystery, high school junior Nancy Luo's former best friend Jamie is found dead. How We Fall Apart is a look into Asian students at Sinclair Prep, trying to stay on top of the pack with perfect grades.