Find Me

by Romily Bernard

Overview

Find Me is an awesomely suspenseful thriller for teens, complete with action, hacking intrigue, and a blossoming romance . . . and it's now available in paperback!

"Find me."—the only words written on Tessa Waye's diary when it arrives at Wick Tate's door. When Wick gets to school and hears that Tessa's just been found dead, she knows something bad is going down. Now Wick's got a choice to make: ignore the diary and try to forge on with her sister, Lily, and their latest foster parents. Or use her computer-hacking skills to investigate Tessa's suicide. When Lily is marked as the next target, Wick knows what she has to do. Giving up is not an option when the threat hits so close to home.

And don't miss the sequel, Remember Me, and the digital original novella featuring Wick!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062229045
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/26/2014
Series:	Find Me , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	957,179
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Romily Bernard graduated from Georgia State University with a literature degree. Since then, she's worked as a riding instructor, cell phone salesgirl, personal assistant, horse groom and exercise rider, accounting assistant, and, during a very dark time, a customer service representative. Of course, now she's a YA novelist.

Romily currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Her first novel, Find Me, placed first in the YA Unpublished Maggie Awards (given by Georgia Romance Writers) and won the Golden Heart Award for Best YA Romance from the Romance Writers of America.

Editorial Reviews

A thriller chiller with some hot moments.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Fast-paced and full of twists, FIND ME will leave you breathless. Bernard is an exceptional new voice in YA.” — Sophie Jordan, New York Times bestselling author of the Firelight series

“FIND ME is a thriller that keeps picking up speed. I needed to follow this tough heroine through grim revelations to find out if everything would be okay!” — Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THIRTEEN REASONS WHY and THE FUTURE OF US

“Bernard’s debut is effective as both high-intensity action novel and character study, and ripe for a sequel.” — Publishers Weekly

Bernard’s debut is notable for its readability, genre-crossing blend of thrills and romance, and its something-for-everyone qualities. — School Library Journal

“Will have readers on the edge of their seats.” — Booklist

“A slick and fast-paced genre thriller with both mystery and hard-boiled action, as well as a touch of romantic possibility.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Fast paced, creepy, and full of nail-biting action and suspense...a solid choice for reluctant readers and fans of gripping suspense. — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

From the Publisher

Will have readers on the edge of their seats.

Booklist

Fast-paced and full of twists, FIND ME will leave you breathless. Bernard is an exceptional new voice in YA.

Sophie Jordan

FIND ME is a thriller that keeps picking up speed. I needed to follow this tough heroine through grim revelations to find out if everything would be okay!

Jay Asher

A slick and fast-paced genre thriller with both mystery and hard-boiled action, as well as a touch of romantic possibility.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

09/16/2013
Here are some things Wick Tate knows: how to hack into almost any system; that, between her mother’s suicide and her abusive drug-dealing father, she’s responsible for keeping her sister, Lily, safe; and that no matter how loving their new foster parents seem, she can’t trust them or anyone else. Wick isn’t even sure she can trust herself—what if she’s too much like her father? Although Wick and Lily now have nice clothes and a stable living environment, the cop looking for their father keeps coming around, and their father’s partner can still force Wick to work for him. Then there are the memories churned up when a childhood friend kills herself, and her diary ends up in Wick’s hands. While Wick’s fears and suspicions initially seem overwrought, they grow to become entirely reasonable as she’s forced to make some very adult decisions. Throw in Wick’s burgeoning romance with classmate Griff and a genuinely suspenseful ending, and Bernard’s debut is effective as both high-intensity action novel and character study, and ripe for a sequel. Ages 13–up. Agent: Sarah Davies, Greenhouse Literary. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

A slick and fast-paced genre thriller with both mystery and hard-boiled action, as well as a touch of romantic possibility.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Fast paced, creepy, and full of nail-biting action and suspense...a solid choice for reluctant readers and fans of gripping suspense.

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Will have readers on the edge of their seats.

Booklist

A slick and fast-paced genre thriller with both mystery and hard-boiled action, as well as a touch of romantic possibility.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

10/01/2013
Gr 9 Up—Tessa Waye was Wicket Tate's best friend until five years ago when Wick's drug-dealing father drove them apart. When Tessa commits suicide and her diary is left on the teen's front steps, Wick suspects there might be a dark reason she jumped to her death. Wick and her sister, Lily, are now free of their criminal father, living a shiny new life on the ritzy side of town with their foster parents. But Wick resists the temptation to immerse herself in this white-picket-fence lifestyle. She's always ready to run, or hide, because she fears her father will come back for them. Wick, an untrusting outcast, is an antiheroine to root for. Distraught by Tessa's fate and her own past, she sets out to use her hacking skills to track down the man responsible for her ex-friend's death. She is all too aware of her talent but woefully ignorant of her redeeming qualities that cause Griff, a fellow hacker, to fall in love with her. Bernard's debut is notable for its readability, genre-crossing blend of thrills and romance, and its something-for-everyone qualities.—Jamie-Lee Schombs, Loyola School, New York City

School Library Journal

Wicket Tate kicks into high gear with her hacking skills when her little sister is threatened following another girl's suicide. Wick and Lily's father is an abuser and a criminal, and it's been up to Wick to protect the naïve Lily ever since their mother jumped to her death; well-to-do foster parents Bren and Todd have given the girls a second chance, but Wick is still in survival mode. Classmate Tessa's death becomes personal when Wick finds a copy of Tessa's diary on her front porch in the middle of the night. Carson, the cop who's still looking for her dad, and Griff, an attractive fellow student, are pulled into the plot, along with Tessa's parents and sister. It's clear from the diary that Tessa was in an abusive relationship with an older man, but how to identify him and why there are threats against Lily remain murky. Wick's hacking activities are integral to the plot but are not as fully fleshed out as they should be, resulting in some telling rather than showing, distancing readers. Romance blossoms between Griff and Wick despite her resistance, adding a vulnerability to Wick's tough-cookie persona. The pace is so swift that there's no time for readers to examine minor inconsistencies or to wonder why such a smart hacker would sometimes give up so easily. A thriller chiller with some hot moments. (Suspense. 12-16)

Kirkus Reviews