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Gr 10 Up–It’s never easy to be the new kid in school, but Aaron is not like every other high school senior. Not only is his family very well off, but he has a very persuasive way with people. New friends should be easy to make, and certainly a lot less work than his online connections. Meanwhile, Crystal’s friend group is pretty typical, but she has always felt like the one left out. When Aaron befriends her, Crystal is the only one who sees that something is not quite right with him. Just how deep his influence goes will take up more of her senior year than she imagines. Crystal’s anonymity will have its benefits when secrets and lies start self-perpetuating. YA horror master Cesare delivers a very suspenseful story that will feel close to the everyday lives of his target audience. A novelization of a hit Audible exclusive, this work blurs the lines between making one’s own choices and then finding they exactly align with what a mastermind wanted.