Abíké-Íyímídé Faridah Libros

¿Cómo vencer a un enemigo cuando no conoces su identidad y parece que todas las cartas juegan en tu contra? Bienvenido a la prestigiosa academia privada Niveus, donde un nuevo año escolar trae la amenaza de un chantajista anónimo que se hace llamar Eso y que disfruta revelando oscuros secretos de los estudiantes. Sus objetivos son dos alumnos aparentemente opuestos. Devon, un talentoso músico que prefiere pasar desapercibido y ocultar su orientación sexual, se convierte en el centro de atención de la escuela cuando Eso publica sus fotos íntimas. Por otro lado, Chiamaka, una ambiciosa estudiante que siempre ha buscado el reconocimiento, pronto se enfrenta a las consecuencias de su búsqueda de poder. Aunque Devon y Chiamaka parecen no tener nada en común, ambos son elegidos por alguien que planea destruirlos públicamente. "As de picas" es una novela contemporánea que aborda sin miedo el problema del racismo institucional, el acoso, la superioridad estructural y las diferencias de clase.

In Where Sleeping Girls Lie — a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades — a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.It’s like I keep stumbling into a dark room, searching for the switch to make things bright again...Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school, after being home-schooled all her life. Misfortune has clung to her seemingly since birth, but even she doesn’t expect her new roommate, Elizabeth, to disappear after Sade’s first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it.With rumors swirling around her, Sade catches the attention of the girls collectively known as the ‘Unholy Trinity’ and they bring her into their fold. Between learning more about them—especially Persephone, who Sade is inexplicably drawn to—and playing catchup in class, Sade already has so much on her plate. But when it seems people don't care enough about what happened to Elizabeth, it's up to she and Elizabeth's best friend, Baz, to investigate. And then a student is found dead.The more Sade and Baz dig into Elizabeth's disappearance, the more she realizes there’s more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than she thought. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface…secrets that rival even her own.