"A must-read"

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"It truly pulls you in from the first chapter"

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"A thrilling scavenger hunt"

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THE (GOODREADS) REVIEWS ARE IN

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"Nothing short of enthralling"

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"Metoui's storytelling is spellbinding"

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"I don't think I've ever saved so many passages in a book before"

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"Hits every mark"

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"I can't tell you how hard it was to put this book down"

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"A must-read" 〰️ "It truly pulls you in from the first chapter" 〰️ "A thrilling scavenger hunt" 〰️ THE (GOODREADS) REVIEWS ARE IN 〰️ "Nothing short of enthralling" 〰️ "Metoui's storytelling is spellbinding" 〰️ "I don't think I've ever saved so many passages in a book before" 〰️ "Hits every mark" 〰️ "I can't tell you how hard it was to put this book down" 〰️

PORTRAIT OF A SHADOW
By Meriam Metoui

The Kirkus Reviews May YA Editor's Pick!

A missing sister. A mysterious boy. And a painting that holds the truth beneath its peeling edge...

Inez is missing, but missing things can always be found.

Mae knows this as fact, even though the police investigation has come to a standstill, even though her parents are moving on. But when she goes to clear out her older sister’s studio, she finds a mess of research and an old white canvas set in an ornate gold frame. The closer Mae gets to the canvas, the more difficult it is to pull her eyes away from its mottled surface. Its heavy layers of white paint. The peeling top corner she’s tempted to pull to see what’s beneath. But she doesn’t. Not yet.

Mae is certain that Inez’s disappearance is connected to the painting. With the help of a strange, beautiful boy who says he’s inez’s neighbor, she decides to retrace her sister’s steps. So begins a scavenger hunt for what Inez left behind. One that leads to centuries-old questions best left unasked and secrets best kept in the shadows.

From the author of A Guide to the Dark comes another romantic and eerie mystery about the lengths we are willing to go for the truth and the ones we love.

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Mae's Sketchbook

Praise for Portrait of a Shadow