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Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy

Six Truths and a Lie

Ream Shukairy

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · March 12, 2024

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America’s justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed.

YA MysteriesYA Crime ThrillersMuslim YAyoung
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Who it’s for
A faith-inflected YA thriller setup with a clean, suspense-forward feel.
Genres
YA Crime Thrillers, Muslim YA, YA Mysteries
Published
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, March 12, 2024

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Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America’s justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed. As fireworks pop off at a rowdy Fourth of July bonfire party, an explosion off the California coast levels an oil rig—resulting in chaos and worse, murder. At the center are six Muslim teens - six patriots, six strangers, and six suspects. An old soul caught in the wrong place. An aspiring doctor.

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An influencer with a reputation to protect. A perfect daughter with secrets to hide. A soccer star headed for Stanford. An immigrant in love. Each with something to hide and everything to lose. Faced with accusations of terrorism, The Six are caught in a political game that will pit them against each other in exchange for exoneration. They must choose: frame each other to guarantee their own independence or expose their secrets to earn back freedom for them all.

Clean Suspense

A faith-inflected YA thriller setup with a clean, suspense-forward feel.

Come here for

  • Muslim YA with a crime-thriller pulse
  • straightforward, immersive pacing

Expect

  • teen-girl perspective
  • category-crossing read: crime, belief, coming-of-age

Where it sits

Muslim YA54%
YA Crime Thrillers37%
YA Mysteries31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Muslim YA
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Prejudice & Racism for Teens
  • Activism & Social Justice
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  • YA Crime Thrillers
Authors
Ream Shukairy
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
March 12, 2024
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Muslim YA