Redemption Prep

When popular Emmalynn Donahue goes missing from elite Redemption Prep in 1995, it sparks a campus-wide manhunt as well as concern among friends and rivals at the Christian school, located on a remote Utah mountain. Among those concerned are her boyfriend, basketball star Aiden; her roommate, Neesha; and Evan, a student who’s been stalking her. Did Emma find a way to escape the school, or was she taken? Was her vanishing connected to her selling an experimental study drug to most of the student body? As the mystery behind Emma’s disappearance deepens, other secrets—including Redemption’s strange past and true purpose—come to light, prompting Aiden, Neesha, and their new allies to seek answers and explanations at any cost. Miller (A Lite Too Bright) crafts an unpredictable, twisty story of ambition, competition, and manipulation. While a multiperspective approach, coupled with interview transcripts and student journal entries, allows Miller to get inside his characters’ heads, slow pacing and a sometimes meandering story line may keep readers from becoming fully invested in the mystery. Ages 13–up. (Apr.)