Creep: A Love Story

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YoumeetsTo All the Boys Ive Loved Beforein this twisted, tragic love story that follows Holy Family High Schools cutest coupleas told through the eyes of the classmate whos stalking them.

Laney Villanueva and Nico Fiore are theperfect couple: beautiful, popular, talented, and hopelessly in love. Everyone looks up to them at Holy Family High School.

But Rafi doesnt just admire them. She watches them. Shes drawn to them.

Intent on becoming their closest friend, Rafi weaves her way into their lives. She starts small: taking photos of the senior class for the yearbook, joining Laneys club, and babysitting Nico's little sister. And it workssoon they invite her to parties, take her on joyrides, and ask her for favors. Rafis actions quickly turn invasive, delving deeper and deeper until shes consumed by their most intimate secrets.

When tragedy strikes the young lovers, Rafis obsession spirals, and she will do anything to keep the perfect couple together. Anything . . .

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[A] fast-paced psychological thriller Kirkus Reviews Rafis matter-of-fact narration efficiently encapsulates her self-deception, boundless obsession, and increasingly delusional stalking, making for a compulsive read. Publishers Weekly Both heart-pounding and troubling, this story is hard to put down and hard to shake. Booklist Quick-paced and suspenseful. School Library Journal An interesting, thought-provoking character case study la The Talented Mr. RipleyThis is a book that will haunt [readers] for some time. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books

Author Bio

Lygia Day Penaflor is the author of Creep: A Love Story, All of This is True, and Unscripted Joss Byrd. She also teaches young Hollywood stars on television and movie sets. Her students have included cast members of Gossip Girl, Boardwalk Empire, Spielberg's West Side Story, and others. She lives on Long Island, NY, where she rides horses and flies from a trapeze. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @lygiaday. lygiadaypenaflor.com Twitter and Instagram: @lygiaday