Kill Joy - World Book Day 2021
Readers rate it 3.8 (277 on Hardcover)
128 pages · Released Feb 18, 2021 · Electric Monkey
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A note for parents
Kill Joy is a thriller prequel to the award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, featuring mystery and suspenseful elements appropriate for older middle-grade and teen readers. The story focuses on investigation and problem-solving rather than graphic content, though it does involve murder and some darker themes typical of the mystery/thriller genre. Holly Jackson's writing emphasizes clever plotting and character development over shock value, making it suitable for mature younger teens who enjoy mysteries.
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A thrilling prequel story to the bestselling, award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 AND WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020 A thrilling prequel story to the bestselling, award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 AND WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020
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- Loveable Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Plot driven
- Not Diverse Characters
- Diverse Characters
- A mix driven
- Unloveable Characters
- Strong Character Development
- Character driven
- mysterious
- funny
- lighthearted
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ISBN 9780755501687 · Electric Monkey