about the book
As a high schooler in the Witness Protection, Nick Pearson is used to “staying low-key” in whatever town he finds himself and with whichever name he is currently using. Currently, he is Nick Pearson in Stepton, Virginia.
At his new school, Nick befriends Eli Cruz, a journalist for the school newspaper. Eli was investigating something called “Whispertown” when he was found dead. Police say it was a suicide.
Both Nick and Eli’s sister know better.
Will Nick be able to uncover what really happened to Eli without blowing his cover? After all, this is his fourth new identity and he won’t be given another one if this one is blown…
about the author
Lamar Giles had been reading and writing for a long time. His mother would often say no to a new G.I. Joe or Transformer, but she always said yes to books. This encouraged him to keep reading and inspired him to write his own stories.
One of his first stories was about a giant dinosaur from a box of breakfast cereal. It earned him first place in his grade’s Young Author contest.
Since then Lamar has written a lot more and received many rejections. Then one editor took a chance on his high school murder mystery, which became Fake ID.
Lamar grew up in Hopewell, Virginia. He currently lives in Chesapeake, Virginia, with his wife. He hopes to have a dog someday.
Sources :
Author website
Author spotlight: Epic Reads
Also by Lamar Giles:
Endangered. Harperteen. 2015.
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