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Published on 8. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-241-80246-5 (ISBN)
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From the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games - a fun, page-turning high school mystery duology. Meet the Squad: these cheerleaders are actually spies!
Meet the Squad: pretty, popular, and extremely dangerous.
A MYSTERIOUS INVITATION
When hacker and black-belt Toby Klein arrives at Bayport High, joining the cheerleading squad is the last thing on her to-do list. But after a mysterious note urges her to audition, she realizes that behind those pom-poms is a dangerous secret.
A DANGEROUS SECRET
The Squad is cover for the government's most elite spies, hidden in plain sight. And they need Toby to retrieve intel from the only person who has it - the most popular boy at school.
AN IRRESISTIBLE TARGET
But evil lurks in Bayport and Toby's newfound makeover has put a spotlight on her. And now there's her inconvenient - and growing attraction - to her mark, which might just get her killed . . .
Meet the Squad: pretty, popular, and extremely dangerous.
A MYSTERIOUS INVITATION
When hacker and black-belt Toby Klein arrives at Bayport High, joining the cheerleading squad is the last thing on her to-do list. But after a mysterious note urges her to audition, she realizes that behind those pom-poms is a dangerous secret.
A DANGEROUS SECRET
The Squad is cover for the government's most elite spies, hidden in plain sight. And they need Toby to retrieve intel from the only person who has it - the most popular boy at school.
AN IRRESISTIBLE TARGET
But evil lurks in Bayport and Toby's newfound makeover has put a spotlight on her. And now there's her inconvenient - and growing attraction - to her mark, which might just get her killed . . .
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
211 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-80246-5 (9780241802465)
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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The page-turning high-school mystery-thriller from the #1 BESTSELLING author of The Inheritance Games
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty acclaimed young-adult novels, including The Inheritance Games series, Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals, The Lovely and the Lost, and The Naturals series. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and was a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma for many years. She invites you to her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.