![]() ![]() Narrated in the distinct viewpoints of Monica-whose voice, unfortunately, is lackluster and even a bit shallow-and Jen, the novel brims with well-chosen, telling details in the tradition of strong psychological suspense that build toward a satisfying final chapter. The Cheerleaders is Kara Thomas edge-of-your-seat thriller about an eerie sequence of seemingly unrelated events that leaves five cheerleaders dead. The story follows a high school student named Monica who becomes obsessed with the deaths of five cheerleaders in her town, including her sister. Monica sets out on a quest to unearth what actually happened, enlisting the aid of Ginny, a young woman with a complicated past. The Cheerleaders is a young adult thriller novel by Kara Thomas. While searching her stepfather’s desk for his prescription painkillers, she stumbles upon a stash of letters that lead her to realize that the explanations given for the deaths of the five girls may not be true. Monica is also recovering from a disastrous summer fling with an older man. Monica,16, is a junior in high school, a member of the dance team, and the younger sister of Jen, one of the five cheerleaders in their town of Sunnybrook who, five years earlier, died within the span of three weeks under suspicious circumstances. ![]() ![]() Weaving a deceptively intimate and intricate tale of mystery in a small community, Thomas ( Little Monsters) continues to demonstrate command of both the inner workings of a teenage mind and the anatomy of crime. ![]()
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