Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.Īll you need to know is. – Acesįaridah has written for gal-dem, NME, Reader’s Digest and The Bookseller, as well as being featured as part of British Vogue’s “Share the Mic” initiative in October, taking over Paris Lees’s Instagram page.This program includes an author's note read by the author. All you need to know is.I'm here to divide and conquer. You can follow Faridah on Twitter and Instagram Niveus High. Faridah currently studies English Literature at a university in the Scottish Highlands.įaridah has written for gal-dem, NME, Reader’s Digest and The Bookseller, as well as being featured as part of British Vogue’s “Share the Mic” initiative in October, taking over Paris Lees’s Instagram page. She is an avid tea drinker, and a collector of strange mugs. Pitched as “Gossip Girl meets Get Out”, gal-dem has already called this “One of 2021’s biggest books”.ĪCE OF SPADES is a work of fiction but it deals with many real issues including racism, homophobia, bullying and suicide ideation.įaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is a writer from South London who has dreamed of writing books about Black kids saving (or destroying) the world all her life. And they're planning much more than a high-school game.Ī compelling, incendiary, and unputdownable thriller with a shocking twist, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé delves deep into the heart of institutionalized racism with this astonishing debut. Head girl Chiamaka isn't afraid to get what she wants, but soon everyone will know the price she has paid for power. Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the spotlight when his private photos go public.
Because anonymous texter, Aces, is bringing two students' dark secrets to light.
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