I could forgive the angst if it were crucial to the plot, however, it felt more like filler. Somehow, the book went from being about a murder mystery to dwelling in teenage angst. But somewhere along the halfway mark it started to sizzle. And she can’t let that happen.īut the truth behind Melody’s disappearance will set the whole town ablaze. It’s up to Cassidy to figure out what really happened because if she comes forward without a suspect, she knows people will point fingers at her. She even planned out the perfect way to do it. When Cassidy overhears what sounded like an abduction and Melody goes missing, Cassidy knows she should go to the cops, but… She recently joked about how much she’d like to get rid of Melody. In Melody’s eyes, Cassidy is a murderer and always will be. But her town’s bullies, particularly the cruel and beautiful Melody Davenport, have never let her live it down. She’s pretty sure she didn’t mean to do it. She can’t remember anything from that day. " genre-solid whodunit and keeps readers guessing until the very last page.What happens when your mortal enemy disappears and you’re to blame?Īs a child, Cassidy Pratt accidentally started a fire that killed her neighbor.
"Guaranteed to keep young readers guessing until the final pages.will satisfy the appetites of all manner of mystery fans."-Booklist a psychological thriller worthy of mystery aficionados."-School Library Journal "Chelsea Ichaso has without a doubt written the breakout thriller of the year."-Dana Mele, author of People Like Us Now it's up to Cassidy to figure out what's really going on, before the truth behind Melody's disappearance sets the whole town ablaze.ĭetective stories for teens Teen thrillers Karen McManus and Natasha PrestonPraise for Little Creeping Things: And then she gets a chilling text from an unknown number: I'm so glad we're in this together. She knows she should go to the cops, but…she recently joked about how much she'd like to get rid of Melody. In Melody's eyes, Cassidy is a murderer and always will be.Īnd then Melody goes missing, and Cassidy thinks she may have information about what happened.
But her town's bullies, particularly the cruel and beautiful Melody Davenport, have never let her live it down. She's pretty sure she didn't mean to do it. She can't remember anything from that day. When she was a child, Cassidy Pratt accidentally started a fire that killed her neighbor. From breakout debut author Chelsea Ichaso comes Little Creeping Things, a compulsively readable YA suspense novel with a narrator who can't be trusted, perfect for fans of Natasha Preston. Cassidy joked about killing her bully, but when that girl goes missing, it's up to Cassidy to unravel the truth. A compulsively readable debut with a narrator who can't be trusted.
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