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Young Adult Fiction
Published05 octobre 2010
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Lois Duncan-Arquette

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I Know What You Did Last Summer

by Lois Duncan-Arquette

Young Adult Fiction

Soon to be a new major motion picture, coming July 18, 2025! Four teens fight to outsmart a killer who intends to avenge a young boy's death in this suspenseful thriller that inspired the classic horror film. After a party, four teens are in a hit-and-run accident that results in a young boy's death. Unable to deal with the consequences, they leave the body behind and make an anonymous phone call to the police, tipping them off. The group makes a secret pact to bury the memory of that night and never speak of it again, but when one of the girls receives a note that reads "I know what you did last summer," their dark lie is unearthed. With twists and turns at every corner, they'll have to fight to stay steps ahead of a killer determined to make them pay.

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