A gorgeous and haunting contemporary YA in the tradition of We Were Liars.

When Eliza Hart, the most popular girl at Ventana Ranch boarding school, is found dead, Ellie Sokoloff is determined to figure out what happened to her. After all, Eliza was Ellie's childhood best friend. Never mind that ever since Ellie arrived at school Eliza has spread terrible rumors about her, calling her a liar and a stalker, when all Ellie wanted to do was rekindle their old friendship. Or that Ellie's claustrophobia limits where she can go and what she can do. Or that Ellie's suitemate, Sam, is the only one who will help her . . . because to everyone else, Ellie looks like the top suspect.Can Ellie clear her name and solve the mystery behind Eliza's death? Her hunt for the truth will uncover secrets she never imagined, sending her deep into her own memories of her childhood with Eliza Hart.New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel delivers a gripping mystery and a sensitive and moving examination of the secrets that can hold us back--and even destroy us.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 11/28/2017
ISBN: 9781338087628
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2017
School Library Journal 11/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 125 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 193979 / R.I.P. Eliza Hart
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11