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What Happened to Rachel Riley?

by Claire Swinarski

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  • Regional Indie Bestseller
  • Audie Award Winner
  • Edgar Award Nominee
  • Cybils Award Nominee
  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
  • New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
  • Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
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  • Texas Lone Star Reading List
  • Capital Choices Noteworthy Book for Children
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  • In this engrossing and inventive contemporary middle grade novel that's Where'd You Go, Bernadette with a #MeToo message, an eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly popular girl is now the pariah of her new school.

    Anna Hunt may be the new girl at East Middle School, but she can already tell there's something off about her eighth-grade class. Rachel Riley, who just last year was one of the most popular girls in school, has become a social outcast. But no one, including Rachel Riley herself, will tell Anna why.

    As a die-hard podcast enthusiast, Anna knows there's always more to a story than meets the eye. So she decides to put her fact-seeking skills to the test and create her own podcast around the question that won't stop running through her head: What happened to Rachel Riley?

    With the entire eighth grade working against her, Anna dives headfirst into the evidence. Clue after clue, the mystery widens, painting an even more complex story than Anna could have anticipated. But there's one thing she's certain of: If you're going to ask a complicated question, you better be prepared for the fallout that may come with the answer.

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    This book had me hooked! Anna is the new girl at school and she stumbles onto a mystery she just has to solve. Why does everyone dislike Rachel Riley? And why won't anyone talk about how this formerly popular girl no longer has friends? Anna is an aspiring podcaster. So in addition to traditional chapters, the book is told in interviews, emails, and research articles.
    *we did this for book club and although I really liked this book. The students weren't as enamored. Some of the 8th graders felt it was too young or the voice didn't ring true to them. ( )
      ewyatt | Aug 23, 2024 |
    4.5 ⭐️’s. ( )
      cre8tivemaxx | Aug 22, 2024 |
    Compelling. Should be available in every middle school or junior high school library. ( )
      Lemeritus | May 19, 2024 |
    With the help of Ana's podcast, Rachel Riley is the main subject of interest, and the question, "What happened to Rachel Riley" was last year's most popular student who is now shunned by the rest of the student body but why? Following Ana's investigation to find the answer to her question comes with many challenges and self-discoveries that change Ana's perspective toward the true understanding of fitting in with the rest. Ana is determined to discover the answer to questions no matter what the 8th-grade class throws her way as she peels back each revealed clue one by one. ( )
      cmj070 | Apr 22, 2024 |
    Gr 5 Up—New girl Anna knows something has happened to Rachel, the formerly popular girl who is now an outcast.
    This burning question leads Anna down a road of deep research and opens up dark secrets about sexual
    harassment at her school. A compelling, age-appropriate #MeToo narrative for tweens.
      BackstoryBooks | Apr 1, 2024 |
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    Capistrano, FerdelleNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
    Davies, CaitlinNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
    Dutt, ReenaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
    Eiden, AndrewNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
    Heyborne, KirbyNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
    Hunter, AlexandraNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
    Serrato, KarlaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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    In this engrossing and inventive contemporary middle grade novel that's Where'd You Go, Bernadette with a #MeToo message, an eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly popular girl is now the pariah of her new school.

    Anna Hunt may be the new girl at East Middle School, but she can already tell there's something off about her eighth-grade class. Rachel Riley, who just last year was one of the most popular girls in school, has become a social outcast. But no one, including Rachel Riley herself, will tell Anna why.

    As a die-hard podcast enthusiast, Anna knows there's always more to a story than meets the eye. So she decides to put her fact-seeking skills to the test and create her own podcast around the question that won't stop running through her head: What happened to Rachel Riley?

    With the entire eighth grade working against her, Anna dives headfirst into the evidence. Clue after clue, the mystery widens, painting an even more complex story than Anna could have anticipated. But there's one thing she's certain of: If you're going to ask a complicated question, you better be prepared for the fallout that may come with the answer.

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