Pretty Sly (Pretty Crooked Series #2)

by Elisa Ludwig

Overview

Pretty Sly is Elisa Ludwig's heart-pounding sequel to Pretty Crooked and the second book in a trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski, Ally Carter, or Sara Shepard.

Willa Fox was ordered to stay out of trouble by a juvenile court judge. But that was before her house was ransacked . . . and her mother went missing. Now Willa and her sexy crush, Aidan, must violate her probation and hit the California highway in search of her mom.

When Willa and Aidan wind up being the focus of a national manhunt, their journey becomes dangerously criminal. Soon Willa realizes it's easier to escape the law than the truth. And everything she thought she knew about her mom—and her life—was wrong.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062066114
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/18/2014
Series:	Pretty Crooked Series , #2
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	624 KB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Elisa Ludwig enjoys writing about teen outlaws, even though she herself has never been one. Pretty Wanted is the final novel in the Pretty Crooked trilogy. Elisa lives in Philadelphia.

Editorial Reviews

Fans of mystery and suspense will enjoy the fast-paced style of the Pretty Crooked series. Readers who enjoyed Ally Carter’s Heist Society and love romantic tension will relish this second entry and look forward to the conclusion in the last book.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“Crackling-good adventure.” — Kirkus

Praise for Pretty Crooked: “A pretty twisted, modern-day Robin Hood story.” — Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series

“Packed with romance, humor, and adventure, Pretty Crooked will steal your heart.” — Sarah Mlynowski, author of Ten Things We Did (But Probably Shouldn't Have)

“Filled with mystery, high-tension heists, and flirting with an enigmatic bad boy, Pretty Crooked kept me hooked right up to the action-packed ending.” — Tera Lynn Childs, author of Oh. My. Gods., Forgive My Fins, and Sweet Venom

“Tantalizing. For fans of Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars books.” — ALA Booklist

From the Publisher

Fans of mystery and suspense will enjoy the fast-paced style of the Pretty Crooked series. Readers who enjoyed Ally Carter’s Heist Society and love romantic tension will relish this second entry and look forward to the conclusion in the last book.

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Tantalizing. For fans of Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars books.

ALA Booklist

Praise for Pretty Crooked: “A pretty twisted, modern-day Robin Hood story.

Melissa de la Cruz

Filled with mystery, high-tension heists, and flirting with an enigmatic bad boy, Pretty Crooked kept me hooked right up to the action-packed ending.

Tera Lynn Childs

Packed with romance, humor, and adventure, Pretty Crooked will steal your heart.

Sarah Mlynowski

Tantalizing....[for] fans of Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars books.

Booklist

02/01/2014
Gr 7–10—Willa Fox likes to steal things. She just got out of juvie for pilfering items from the rich, mean girls at Valley Prep High School, where she earned the nickname Sly Fox. That story was told in Pretty Crooked (HarperCollins, 2012), and this novel refers back to those events. As the story opens, instead of getting ready for her first day back at school, Willa is standing in the middle of her ransacked house looking for some trace of her artist mom. A cryptic email and a stash of cash are all she has to get her started. Along with her hunky friend Aidan, who has his own shady past; Tre, who is trying hard to walk the straight and narrow; and Cherise, who has become her ex-best friend, Willa determines to find out what has happened to her mother. She tries to follow her trail, but along the way loses the money, fights with Aidan, and runs into the seriously bad guys who are chasing her mom. Willa is a strong but impulsive character, more than willing to jump into the middle of the action before thinking through the consequences. The story moves quickly, with barely a break for readers to catch their breath. Fans of Ally Carter's "Heist Society" series (Hyperion) will enjoy this book. Be prepared to purchase the final installment in the trilogy as well.—Diana Pierce, formerly at Leander High School, TX

School Library Journal

2012-12-12
Suspense rules in this sequel to Pretty Crooked (2012), as Willa goes on the lam to find her missing mother. This fast-moving chase picks up in the middle of the action as Willa, on probation and fresh from juvie after her thefts in the first book, discovers that her mother has gone missing and an intruder has ransacked her home. The safe stands empty of her mother's money, and Willa finds hidden away the paintings that her mom had said she sold. Despite her probation, she and almost-boyfriend Aidan steal a car and take off in search of her mother. Willa uses her housebreaking expertise to find accommodations. They promise to repay everything they take, but Willa finds that successfully pulling off crimes gives her a rush that has become an addiction. Soon, she and Aidan learn that they have become the lead story in the national news; young people are rooting for them, but the police are closing in. Ludwig tries to mitigate the fun of Willa's crime spree by having Willa frequently reflect on its wrongness, but the emphasis is on action, not morals. The rapid-fire sequence of near misses and clever capers easily sets up the next sequel. Crackling-good adventure. (Thriller. 12-16)

Kirkus Reviews