Author
E. Lockhart
4 books here
Family of Liars
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 810L · 2022
A fiendishly constructed mystery that rewards rereading; Lockhart's prose is sharp enough to make the family's dysfunction crackle, and the queer love story feels earned rather than grafted on.
We Were Liars Boxed Set
Young adult · ages 13–18 · 950L · 2023
A stylish, twisty mystery that is less about the 'whodunit' and more about how wealthy families lie to themselves; the prose is sharp but the emotional core can feel detached.
We Were Liars
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 780L · 2017
A landmark YA novel that demands active reading and rewards it — the twist recontextualizes everything, but the real achievement is how it models how trauma rewrites memory and how families collude in denial.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 820L · 2008
A sharp, funny dissection of teenage female performance and the cost of being likable—Frankie's voice is addictive, but the ending asks hard questions about whether authenticity justifies collateral damage.