One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

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One of Us Is Next
Cover of One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
Author(s) Karen M. McManus
Published January 7, 2020
Publisher Random House Children's Books
Genre(s) Mystery
Age group Young Adult


One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus is a young adult mystery novel, originally published on January 7, 2020. It is the second book in the One of Us Is Lying series.

Trigger Warnings

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  • Alcohol abuse (including alcoholism and underage drinking)
  • Bombing
    A bomb is set, people are harmed.
  • Death
  • Emesis
  • Homophobia
    There are mentions of discrimination that Cooper faces as an openly gay baseball player, another character's father was quite homophobic upon her coming out as a lesbian.
  • Murder
  • Racism/Xenophobia
    A man verbally harasses a character's father, mocking his English as a native Spanish speaker.
  • Sexual Assault
    Includes a scene of a character forcing themselves on another. Not explicit.

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Colombian main and minor characters
  • Argentinian main character
  • Gay minor character
  • MLM minor character
  • Black minor character
  • Lesbian minor character
  • Jewish minor character

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