This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
This summer, beware of sharks…
Mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson (The Weight of Blood; White Smoke) makes her thrilling middle-grade debut with a can’t-put-it-down murder mystery set on Martha’s Vineyard.
Brooklyn girl Kaylani McKinnon feels like a fish out of water. She’s spending the summer with family friends in their huge house on Martha’s Vineyard, and the vibe is definitely snooty. Still, there are beautiful beaches, lots of ice cream, and a town full of fascinating Black history. Plus a few kids her age who seem friendly.
Until the shocking death of a popular teenage boy rocks the community to its core. Was it a drowning? A shark attack? Or the unthinkable–murder?
Kaylani is determined to solve the mystery. But her investigation leads her to uncover shocking secrets that could change her own life as she knows it… if she survives.
New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson makes her thrilling middle-grade debut with this heart-pounding mystery packed with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the end.
Published by: Scholastic Press
Expected Publication: July 1, 2025
Why I’m Waiting: If you’ve been here any New Year, you know I always do my Most Anticipated Book of the year for my first WoW of the year. And this year belongs to Tiffany D. Jackson’s debut MG book that comes out later this year. And this one sounds amazing! Not only is it a murder mystery, but there’s sharks in it somewhere too? And she has to solve the mystery? As a tween/teen? Lordt I’m about to crying and holding my hand out until I get this one in my hands *cries forever*
What about you? Will you read this? Have you heard of it? Let me know in the comments!