{"product_id":"most-likely-to-murder-isbn-9780593860403","title":"Most Likely to Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eYearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (sure), stoners (no comment), and pranksters (okay, this one’s fair). But for the most part, they have successfully flown under the radar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is, until they’re targeted in a prank that replaces yearbook superlatives with grisly forecasts of student and faculty deaths. Sure, Rick and Martina were never going to be voted \u003ci\u003eMost Likely to Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e . . . but \u003ci\u003eHomecoming’s Cutest Corpses\u003c\/i\u003e? Thanks for the cute, no thanks on the corpse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first, the senior class is annoyed by the prank. But when the body of Mr. Stephens, \u003ci\u003eMost Likely to Sleep with the Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e, is dredged from the bottom of a lake, suspicions arise that something truly sinister is going on. And as more people turn up dead in the exact ways the yearbook promised, it becomes clear someone’s killing off the student body one page at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow Rick and Martina must find the yearbook killer before their vicious superlative comes true. So much for surviving high school without drawing attention. Now Rick and Martina just want to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Holly Jackson, Karen M. McManus, and Danielle Valentine!\u003c\/b\u003e“Steadily suspenseful and occasionally gory . . . A \u003cb\u003epulpy, satisfying, and horror-filled \u003c\/b\u003epage-turner.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The banter between Rick and Martina is wry and hilarious . . . \u003cb\u003eA whodunit for suspense fans unafraid of dark humor.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lish McBride's high-concept teen slasher, \u003ci\u003eMost Likely to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, is \u003cb\u003eas full of heart as it is dead bodies\u003c\/b\u003e. The characters are so endearing you won't want to see them meet their grisly ends, but don't get too attached because, you know, someone is \u003ci\u003eMost Likely to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e them. \u003cb\u003eSweet, suspenseful, and hits all the murdery notes.\u003c\/b\u003e Highly recommended.” —Kendare Blake, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnna Dressed in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eThe subversive slasher you need in your life\u003c\/b\u003e, Lish McBride’s \u003ci\u003eMost Likely to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is murderous, shocking, and packed with heart.” — Chelsea Conradt, USA Today Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Farmhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Combining \u003cb\u003ethrills, chills, and a whole lot of witty banter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMost Likely to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e will scratch the \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e-shaped itch in every horror lover’s heart!” —Caleb Roehrig, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fell of Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With horrors lurking down every hall, characters that will have you second guessing their every move, and classic, Lish McBride humor, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost Likely to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute thrillfest.\u003c\/b\u003e It had me racing to the last page!” —Kristen Simmons, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eArticle 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Quirky banter meets gruesome bloodshed—a surprisingly delightful combination that makes this book \u003cb\u003eMost Likely to Keep You Up at Night!\u003c\/b\u003e” —Marissa Meyer, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lunar Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003eLish McBride is the author of funny and creepy young adult books such as \u003ci\u003eHold Me Closer, Necromancer\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNecromancing the Stone; Firebug; Pyromantic; Curses\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRed in Tooth and Claw\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published short stories on Tor.com, and in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eCornered, What to Read in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKisses \u0026amp; Curses.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first book, \u003ci\u003eHold Me Closer, Necromancer\u003c\/i\u003e, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults title, a Morris Award finalist, and the winner of the Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award. Lish is a former indie bookseller, has a MFA from the University of New Orleans, and prefers pie to cake. While she has no long-term goals for world domination, she would like her own castle.RICK HICKS PULLED up to Martina Lopez’s house in a van held together mostly by duct tape and reckless optimism. He didn’t bother to honk or even text but turned off the rumbling engine and slunk in the quiet dark of the morning up to the Lopezes’ cheery front door. It was painted a bright, improbable yellow and topped off with a welcome wreath made to look like fall leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn contrast, the front mat Rick used before stepping through their door said come back with a warrant in bold black script. Mar­tina’s mother was a lawyer with a sense of humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick let himself in, not bothering to knock. No one would hear him. The Lopez household in the morning was nothing but unbri­dled chaos delivered at high decibels. Rick had gotten his little sister ready for school this morning in dead silence because he didn’t want to wake his mother, who had worked the night shift at the diner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe would cut out his own heart for his mother and sister, but that didn’t stop the familiar pang of jealousy when he stepped into the Lopez kitchen. Technically, the Lopez household was made up of Martina, her parents, her two younger siblings, her grandmother, and the family dog. In reality, there were always extra people about because not only did Martina have two aunts who lived nearby with their families, but the Lopezes were the kind of family that seemed to pull other people lovingly into their orbit. People like Rick. So this morning he was unsurprised to walk into the kitchen and find four kids, Martina’s parents, grandmother, and aunt, and two small dogs all competing with one another for attention as they grabbed breakfast and\/or backpacks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick thought that if coming home could be made into a sound, this was it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNone of the kids stopped their bickering or looked up from their cereal bowls to acknowledge him, treating him the same as they would anyone else in the family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rick.” Mr. Lopez greeted him from his place over by the coffee maker, the only deep voice in the chorus of the room. He handed Rick a to-go mug of coffee as well as a cloth napkin tucked around a tortilla, which itself held the eggs and potatoes left over from yes­terday’s breakfast.\u003cbr\u003eRick looked pointedly at the neon-colored dregs of milk in the Lopez children’s bowls. A toaster pastry popped up, which he knew was Martina’s. Rick crossed his arms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’m just happy they’re eating,” Mr. Lopez said. “It’s not a hill I’m willing to die on this early in the morning. But \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e, I know, won’t fight me.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick sighed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Lopez grinned over his coffee. “If you can look me in the eye and tell me you fed yourself when you fed your sister, I won’t make you take it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick glowered at him and took a reluctant bite of the burrito, making Mr. Lopez laugh. “That’s what I thought.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I was going to get breakfast at school,” Rick mumbled. Break­fasts at school were free for him, and even though the food wasn’t very good and there usually wasn’t enough for him to actually feel full, it saved his mom money. “If I had time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sure you were,” Mr. Lopez said with a smile, sipping his coffee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartina stomped up, her jacket and backpack dangling off of one shoulder, her winged eyeliner just a shade darker than the hair she had pulled back into two braids. “Papi making you eat again?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick grunted, because really, he didn’t need to answer that ques­tion. He motioned to the new streaks in her hair. “I like the purple, Teeny.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartina preened, turning her head to the side, making her gold earrings flash in the light. “It turned out good, right?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“That’s because your tía is amaaaazing,” her aunt Gabrielle sing­songed from her side of the table. She pointed one bloodred finger­nail at Rick. “You need a cut. When you coming in?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What,” Rick said, jerking his chin at her, “the tousled look isn’t working for me?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There’s tousled and then there’s unkempt.” Gabrielle rolled her eyes at him. “Come in after Dani gets home. I can do you both.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick nodded sharply, giving in to the steamroller that was the Lopez family. It was then that the raptor gaze of Martina’s grand­mother landed on a torn pocket of his hoodie. She clucked her tongue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Rick could say anything, Gabrielle had taken the food out of his hands, while Martina unzipped his hoodie, shucking him out of it with the speed and ease of someone used to dressing small, flailing children. Rick blinked as his breakfast was deposited back into his empty hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartina gave the hoodie over to her grandmother. “It’s just faster this way,” she muttered, grabbing her toaster pastry before herding him toward the door. “Okay, that’s enough. We’re going to be late. Bye!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe gave him a final shove, slamming the door behind them.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233403089125,"sku":"NP9780593860403","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593860403.jpg?v=1767732990","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/most-likely-to-murder-isbn-9780593860403","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}