Product Description
Ace of Spades (special edition)
Author: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Format: Paperback
Recommended for ages 14+
Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2021
The British Book Awards 2022
YA Book Prize 2022
Jhalak Children's and YA Prize 2022
The Branford Boase Award 2022
Ealing Teen Read 2022
Wirral Book Awards 2022
Hounslow Teen Reads Award 2022
Amazing Book Awards 2022
Wandsworth Schools Fabulous Book Award 2022
Redbridge Children's Book Award 2022
Quiz Writers' Choice Award 2026
Polari Prize 2022
The Diverse Book Awards 2022
A Summer Special Edition of the Instant New York Times Bestseller, with Exclusive Cover and Extra Content
Winner of the 2021 Books Are My Bag Readers' Award for Young Adult Fiction
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2022
"This summer's hottest YA debut." — Entertainment Weekly
ACE OF SPADES is Gossip Girl meets Get Out, with a shocking twist. Buried secrets come to light when two students are targeted by an anonymous bully with an explosive agenda.
Hello, Niveus High. It's me. Who am I? That's not important. All you need to know is...I'm here to divide and conquer. - Aces
Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until now. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is revealing the darkest secrets of two students.
Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the spotlight when his private photos go public.
Head girl Chiamaka isn't afraid to get what she wants, but soon everyone will know the price she has paid for power.
Someone is out to get them both. Someone who holds all the aces. And they're planning much more than a high-school game...
Unputdownable and utterly compulsive, this high-octane thriller takes a powerful look at institutionalized racism. As seen in Vogue, The Guardian, Marie Claire, The New York Times, Elle, Buzzfeed, Cosmo and Entertainment Weekly, and on BBC Front Row, perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson and Angie Thomas.
*This summer special features an exclusive cover from award-winning Kingsley Nebechi, and exciting extra content: an exclusive never-seen-before chapter and brand-new author letter.*
"ACE OF SPADES is the thought-provoking thriller we ALL need." — Nic Stone, #1 NYT bestselling author
"A heart-racing and twisty thriller." — Alice Oseman
"Strong Gossip Girl vibes and a whole lot of mystery." — Buzzfeed
"Thunderous and terrifying. There's no way you're putting this down until you get to the last page." — Maureen Johnson, NYT bestselling author
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