Includes an exclusive short story epilogue to Courtney Summers's breakout thriller, Sadie. 2023 ITW Thriller Award Finalist THIS WORLD WAS MADE BY MEN. Hidden in the mountains, beyond the poverty and hardship that defines sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis’s life, lies Aspera, an exclusive members-only resort catering to the nation’s wealthy elite. Aspera makes beautiful promises to beautiful girls willing to serve and keep its secrets, and Georgia’s dream comes true when she’s offered the chance to be one of them. But behind every dream lurks a nightmare and the grisly discovery of murdered thirteen-year-old Ashley James points to a killer amongst Aspera’s powerful membership. When Ashley’s older sister and Georgia’s long-time crush, Nora, enlists Georgia’s help proving it, the two will discover when power, money, and beauty rule, it's not always a matter of who is guilty, but who is guiltiest--and as the killer closes in, Georgia must reconcile her heart's desires with what it really takes to survive. Praise for I'm the Girl : A September/October Kids' Indie Next pick Apartment Therapy , "If You’re Going to Read One Book in September, Make It This One" Autostraddle , "103 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Fall 2022" Book Riot , " 11 September Mystery & Thriller Books to Read", "30 Of the Buzziest, Best Fall Books Of 2022", "New Releases Tuesday: The Best Books Out This Week" BuzzFeed , "All The Best Books Releasing In September" Bookish , " September’s Most-Anticipated Books" Bustle , "Most Anticipated Books Of September" CBC , "65 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in fall 2022" and "27 Canadian books we can't wait to read in September" CrimeReads , " The Most Anticipated Crime Books of Fall 2022" Daily Hive , "12 hot-off-the-press books we recommend reading this September" E!News , "Books to Read in September" Epic Reads , "The 20 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in September " GoodReads , "39 of the Most Anticipated YA Books for the Rest of the Year" and "September's Highly Anticipated Young Adult Books" Kirkus , "150 Most Anticipated Books of the Fall" LitHub , "Gothics, Whodunnits, Psychologicals, Historicals, and More: 19 Young Adult Reads for the Summer" P aste Magazine , "The Best New YA Books of September 2022" Publishers Weekly , "New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: September 2022 " SheReads , "Best YA Thrillers Coming in 2022" and "Best Books of Fall 2022" The Honey POP, "September Book Releases to Welcome Fall" The Lesbrary , "34 Bi and Lesbian Books Out September 2022" United by Pop , "13 Must Read YA Book Releases For September 2022" USA Today , "5 Best New Books of the week" " Summers’ latest masterful thriller takes on the world of wealth and privilege to examine questions of power, predatory behavior, and, ultimately, complicity, and agency... a heartbreaking, brutal, and devastatingly realistic novel." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "[An] emotionally raw and brutally captivating novel...Summers expertly weaves together drama, mystery, and romance via George’s guileless narration for an intense look into one girl’s wish to be seen as mature, and the powers that manipulate her, in this powerful, ultimately hopeful performance." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "From the opening scene, Summers propels readers into an unwavering staring contest with some of the darkest truths the world has to offer young women...A powerful and important story." - School Library Journal (starred review) "Courtney Summers books are not for the faint of heart." - The New York Times Book Review "Devastating yet honest...Courtney Summers's eighth YA novel--part murder mystery, part thriller, part queer romance--is a brutal, raw account of truths behind power and privilege." - Shelf Awareness "Brutal and bold...a raw and crushing page-turner." - Booklist "Courtney Summers is an absolute expert at crafting unflinching thrillers, and this one is one of her best." - Buzzfeed , "40 Highly Anticipated YA Books You’ll Want To Check Out This Summer" "Summers is a master of the Culturally Necessary Life Ruiner, and she's in fine form here with her newest thriller, inspired by the horrors of Jeffrey Epstein." - Buzzfeed , "23 New LGBTQ+ YA Novels To Chill With This Summer" "...prepare for a fast-paced thriller with biting social commentary that is simultaneously tough to get through, but impossible to put down." - Buzzfeed , "Highly-Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books That Are Set To Be Released In The Latter Half Of 2022" "Are you still emotionally recovering from Courtney Summers’ 2018 breakout YA novel, Sadie , and its portrayal of the power of sisterhood in the face of the darkest aspects of patriarchy and misogyny? Then you may want to begin preparing now for I’m the Girl , a standalone thriller that sees Summers return to similar themes but turns the emotional turmoil up to 13. And yes, we know the emotional turmo