The Lovely and the Lost
By (Author) Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Penguin Books Ltd
14th January 2025
5th December 2024
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 22mm
249g
A teen girl and her friends must uncover long-buried secrets to save a missing girl's life in this dark and twisty standalone YA mystery from the author of the Number One bestselling Inheritance Games series. A FORGOTTEN PAST. Kira vividly remembers the moment Cady Bennet and one of her search and rescue dogs found her as a child, alone and wild in the woods, with no memories of her life before. Years later, now adopted into the Bennet family, Kira is determined to train in search and rescue herself. A MISSING GIRL. So, when Cady's estranged father appears with news a missing child out in the wilderness, Kira vows to bring the girl home. A DARK SECRET. But it is soon clear there is much more to this dark case. As long-buried secrets come to light and the danger mounts, Kira is forced to question everything she thought she knew.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty acclaimed young-adult novels, including The Inheritance Games series, Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals, The Lovely and the Lost, and The Naturals series. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and was a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma for many years. She invites you to her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.