Tucson Festival of Books

Heart-Stopping Thrillers of Power & Control


Three bestselling authors offer high-stakes mysteries that immerse readers into situations where teens challenge those in power. From murder to kidnapping to brainwashing, each teen must find inner strength to resist predators and figure out what is actually happening as they struggle with family, belonging, and identity.


Panelists
Katie Bernet

Katie Bernet is the author of the young adult mystery thriller, "Beth Is Dead," a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. She's an award-winning creative director, a long-standing member of the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Writer's Workshop, and the director of the 2025 DFW Writer's Conference....

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Angeline Boulley

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U....

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Tiffany D. Jackson

Tiffany D. Jackson is the bestselling author of "The Scammer," "Allegedly," "Monday's Not Coming," "Let Me Hear a Rhyme," "Grown," "White Smoke," and "The Weight of Blood," and coauthor of "Blackout" and "Whiteout....

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Books:
Beth Is Dead
Katie Bernet
Teen
Sarah Barley Books / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
January 2026
ISBN 9781665988698
400 pages
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Sisters in the Wind
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
Angeline Boulley
Teen
Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
September 2025
ISBN 9781250328533
384 pages
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Warrior Girl Unearthed
Angeline Boulley
Teen
Square Fish
May 2025
ISBN 9781250394668
416 pages
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The Scammer
Tiffany D. Jackson
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
October 2025
ISBN 9780063271272
368 pages
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