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Nearly Gone

By Elle Cosimano

* “Eloquently written and packed full of suspense, debut author Cosimano strikes gold with this page-turning thriller that will have teens chomping at the bit to get to the end.”—School Library Journal, starred review

Nearly Boswell knows how to keep secrets. Living in a DC trailer park, she knows better than to share anything that would make her a target with her classmates. Like her mother’s job as an exotic dancer, her obsession with the personal ads, and especially the emotions she can taste when she brushes against someone’s skin. But when a serial killer goes on a killing spree and starts attacking students, leaving cryptic ads in the newspaper that only Nearly can decipher, she confides in the one person she shouldn’t trust: the new guy at school—a reformed bad boy working undercover for the police, doing surveillance. . . on her.

Nearly might be the one person who can put all the clues together, and if she doesn’t figure it all out soon—she’ll be next.

Educator Resources

  • Nearly Gone Discussion & Activity Guide

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State Awards

Recommended reading lists from your state's teacher or librarian associations!
  • Florida
    • Florida Teens Read Award, 2016-2017
  • Georgia
    • Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, 2015-2016
  • Maryland
    • Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2015-2016
  • Kansas
    • Kansas State Reading Circle, 2015
  • Louisiana
    • Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award, 2017
  • Tennessee
    • Silver Falchion Award, 2015

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