The Truth and Lies of Ella Black by Emily Barr (author) (UK edition)

Ella Black has a charmed life: a life most other teens would kill for. (Except for the bit that’s a lie. The bad part that only she knows about.) Then one day – no explanations, no warnings – her parents whisk her off to Rio. Yup: the place in Brazil. Err… Why? It’s not a holiday. They aren’t on the run from the police. Or are they? Ella needs to know – so she snoops through her parents’ stuff. That’s when she finds out: her whole life is a lie. She’s not the only one with secrets. Her parents have kept everything from her. Now Ella has to run…

• A vivid psychological thriller set amid the favelas of Rio

• Compelling themes of mental health, identity and bullying

• Emily Barr is the author of The One Memory of Flora Banks

• She has written several adult novels including Backpack