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You Killed Wesley Payne

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By Sean Beaudoin
Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
You Killed Wesley Payne
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Hes come to do a job. A job that involves a body. A body wrapped in duct tape found hanging from the goal posts at the end of the football field. You Killed Wesley Payneis a truly original and darkly hilarious update of classic pulpnoir, in which hardboiled seventeen yearold Dalton Rev transfers to the mean hallways of Salt River High to take on the toughest case of his life. The question isnt whether Daltons going to get paid. He always gets paid. Or whether hes gonna get the girl. He always (sometimes) gets the girl. The real question is whether Dalton Rev can outwit crooked cops and killer cliques in time to solve the mystery of The Body before it solves him. Sean Beaudoin (Going Nowhere Faster,Fade to Blue) evokes the distinctive voices of legendary crimenoir authors Dashiell Hammett and Jim Thompson with a little bit ofMean GirlsandHeathersthrowin in for good measure. Itll tease you, please you, and never ever leave you. Actually, thats not true. Its only a book. One thats going to suck you in, spit you out, and make you shake hands with the devil. Probably.

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69929 words69,929 words
368 pages368 pages
Lexile HL660LLexile HL660L
Grade 9 to H+Grade 9 to H+
Age 14-18Age 14-18
Published 2011Published 2011

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Book ISBN:

9780316077422

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