Teen: Authors by last name I-J

Holly Jackson, Robin Jarvis and Danielle Jawando

Holly Jackson - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Teen 14+.
433 pages.

Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure.

When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth? Contains: swearing, violence, sex, drug use and sexual violence.

Robin Jarvis - Dancing Jax

Teen 14+.
535 pages.

A group of teenagers decide to hang out in an old haunted house. A group of amateur ghost hunters once spent the night there and now won't speak about it.

Dismissing the fear of the others, teen leader Jezza goes down into the basement, and comes back up with a children's book, full of strange and colourful tales of a fairy tale world.

Danielle Jawando - And The Stars Were Burning Brightly

Teen 14+
400 pages.

When 15-year-old Nathan discovers that his older brother Al has taken his own life, his whole world is torn apart. Al was special. Al was talented. Al was full of passion and light - so why did he do it? Convinced that his brother was in trouble, Nathan decides to retrace Al's footsteps. As he does, he meets Megan, Al's former classmate, who is as determined as Nathan to keep Al's memory alive. Together they start seeking answers, but will either of them be able to handle the truth about Al's death when they eventually discover what happened? 
Contains: suicide, mental health, bullying and swearing