The Scattering (Outliers, 2)
Brand: Harpercollins
Categories: Books, Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction



Grade level: 9 - 12
Dimensions: 0.9 x 5.2 x 7.9 inches
Reading age: 14 - 17 years
ISBN-13: 978-0062359131
ISBN-10: 0062359134
Publisher: HarperCollins
Print length: 336 pages
Publication date: April 3, 2018
Lexile measure: HL640L
Language: English
subtitle: Paperback – April 3, 2018
author: Visit Amazon's Kimberly McCreight Page search results Kimberly McCreight
review: Editorial Reviews Review “The Scattering” is breathlessly fast-paced and enticingly suspenseful.” — Washington Post “McCreight’s book is an edge of the seat page turner. Her ability to get at the core of what it means to be a friend, a girl, a human being in this society is at once thoughtful and dead on.” — Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming “A spellbinding thriller that keeps you guessing until the very last page.” — Sara Shepard, bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars “THE OUTLIERS is a fast-paced, emotional, and darkly compelling novel with an ending that works like a catapult. I can’t wait to find out what McCreight has hidden up her sleeves!” — Julianna Baggott, bestselling author of Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonder and the Pure trilogy “Original and wholly addictive, The Outliers is a heart-pounding mystery that will leave readers desperate for the next book.” — Suzanne Young, bestselling author of The Program “This first book in a planned trilogy moves at a rapid pace and is action-packed from the start....Wylie’s struggles with grief and a difficult relationship with her best friend mold her into a multilayered character who captures the reader’s sympathy.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) “At a breakneck pace, ‘The Outliers’ grabs and doesn’t let go.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers “Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.” — Bustle “Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.” — Booklist “McCreight (Where They Found Her) crafts a tense, atmospheric narrative that sends the teens reeling from one surprise after another.” — Publishers Weekly “McCreight keeps readers guessing as Wylie gets tangled in a web of lies, betrayal and dangerous secrets. And it is on only the beginning.” — NY Daily News “The Outliers is a gripping read―sometimes flat-out scary―and an exciting start to a new YA mystery/thriller series. ” — BookPage About the Author Kimberly McCreight is the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia , which was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Alex Awards; Where They Found Her ; and The Outliers young adult trilogy. She attended Vassar College and graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.