The Art of Secrets

When Saba Khan s apartment burns in a mysterious fire, her high school rallies around her. But when a piece of art donated to a fund-raiser is revealed to be worth a fortune, Saba s life turns upside down again. Greed, jealousy, and suspicion create a tangled web as everyone debates who should get the money, and makes accusations.

An Edgar Award Winner, Best YA Novel 2015Where there's smoke . . . When Saba Khan s apartment burns in a mysterious fire, possibly a hate crime, her high school rallies around her. Her family moves into a rent-free luxury apartment, her Facebook page explodes, and she begins (secretly) dating a popular boy. Then a quirky piece of art donated to a school fund-raising effort for the Khans is revealed to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and Saba s life turns upside down again. Should Saba s family get the money? Or the students who found the painting? Or the school? Monologues, journal entries, interviews, articles, and official documents expose a tangled web of greed, jealousy, and suspicion as students and teachers alike debate, point fingers, and make shocking accusations about what s really going on. Relationships, secrets and lies aplenty. Kirkus Reviews Will stay on readers minds long after the last page. Booklist, starred review This story . . . culminates in a shocking twist of an ending that will engrossreaders until the very last page. The Christian Science MonitorA Booklist Editor s Choice Book A Booklist Top Crime Fiction Book A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Nominee