A Night to Die For [Paperback]

When a boy finds a girl's body in the ditch on prom night...he becomes the primary suspect in her murder.
 
Prom dreams. Prom Screams.

Mario Woods is looking forward to one normal night before he graduates. He's spent most of high school riding solo. But when fate lands him a date for prom, he figures this might be his chance to be less of a loner.
 
Only, prom turns out to be a disaster. Just when Mario thought the night couldn’t get any worse, he sees something on the side of the road while driving home. That something is Prom Queen Maribelle Starr—murdered and left for dead. 
 
All Mario wanted was to go to prom...but somehow, he ended up in hell.
 Lisa Schroeder is the author of numerous books for kids and teens. Her first novel, I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME, was an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. Lisa lives with her family in Oregon.
 
You can follow her online at lisaschroederbooks.com and at @lisa_schroeder on Twitter. 
 

Mario

A car approaches. But not just any car. When he spots me, standing next to my little Nissan pickup, he turns on his flashing red and blue lights.

There isn’t much traffic out here, especially late at night. No houses nearby either. This section of Wessinger Road has just two lanes and then grass with lots of tall fir trees farther back. The ditch is a few feet deep, and that’s where the girl’s body lies, fully clothed in a red dress and heels. My whole body is shaking. I take a deep breath and roll my shoulders back, telling myself to relax.

The deputy gets out of the car and shines a light on me. “You all right, son?”

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