The Art of Secrets

Name: The Art of Secrets
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: James Klise
ISBN: 9781622313341

Author: James Klise

Narrator: Denise Ashlynd, Josh Rivedal, Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 5 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 04/22/2014

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes

Synopsis

When Saba Khan's apartment burns in a mysterious fire, possibly a hate crime, her Chicago high school rallies around her. Her family moves rent-free into a luxury apartment, Saba's Facebook page explodes, and she starts (secretly) dating a popular boy. Then a quirky piece of art donated to a school fund-raising effort for the Khans is revealed to be an unknown work by famous outsider artist Henry Danger, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and Saba's life turns upside down again. Should Saba's family have all that money? Or should it go to the students who found the art? Or to the school? And just what caused that fire?

Greed, jealousy, and suspicion create an increasingly tangled web as students and teachers debate who should get the money and begin to point fingers and make accusations. The true story of the fire that sets events in motion and what happens afterward gradually comes together in an innovative narrative made up of journal entries, interviews, articles, letters, text messages, and other documents.

Reviews

Goodreads review by E.

I’ve never read a book quite like THE ART OF SECRETS by James Klise. Told in multiple perspectives, almost entirely in the form of discourse and conversation (with the occasional journal entry from protagonist, Saba Kahn), THE ART OF SECRETS is part mystery, part drama, and so very fun to read. In th......more

Goodreads review by Elle

2 stars. Easy to read, but not exactly what I was looking for. Mainly, this book was just completely forgettable. With a premise about racism and discrimination, that seems surprising. You'd think that with such an incredible premise, no one could ever forget this book. But the issues end up seeming......more

Goodreads review by Kym

I loved so many things about this book: 1) the fact that it doesn't use quotation marks because the dialogue is summed up and one-sided––very unique! 2) the mystery kept me guessing and re-guessing "whodunit" 3) I met the author and he's a delightful person 4) tons of Chicago references that I could pic......more

Goodreads review by Brian

Fascinating whodunnit. Kept me guessing until the very end of the book. There are about a dozen character POVs, and they are all distinct. Well worth the wait for Klise fans.......more