Very Dangerous Things

Gr 7 Up–Gr 7 Up–In Muñoz’s second faux-murder-gone-real, Rey practically takes on a whole school to get to the howdunnit, whodunnit, and whydunit. Welcome to J. Everett High’s annual Grand Game in which teams of would-be criminologists compete for the hefty $30K prize. This year, best friends Dulce and Emi are determined to win. With an imminent corpse discovery looming, Sierra’s screams that her ex-boyfriend Xavi is dead aren’t initially alarming, except Xavi’s not faking it. When Sierra becomes the prime suspect, she insists only Dulce can prove her innocence. Sierra and Dulce were the original BFFs, but after what happened two years ago when Dulce’s mother died, Sierra became Dulce’s hated nemesis. Emi eventually convinces Dulce to change her mind—from the hospital bed. Dulce wades through endless lies, but she uncovers every necessary truth.