A Long Stretch of Bad Days

2024 Whippoorwill Award Honor Book From award-winning author Mindy McGinnis comes a thrilling and gripping YA mystery about a small towns past and the secrets unearthed by way of two teen girlsand a podcast. Perfect for fans of Sadie, The Cheerleaders, and A Good Girls Guide to Murder. A lifetime of hard work has put Lydia Chass on track to attend a prestigious journalism program and leave Henley behinduntil a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating. Bristal Jamison has a bad reputation and a foul mouth, but she also needs one more credit to graduate. An unexpected partnership forms as the two remake Lydias town history podcast to investigate the Long Stretch of Bad Daysa week when Henley was hit by a tornado, a flash flood, as well as its first, only, and unsolved murder. As their investigation unearths buried secrets, some dont want them to see the light. When the threats escalate, the girls have to uncover the truth before the dark history of Henley catches up with them.