Simon was mysteriously murdered. One of Us is Lying is written by Karen M. McManus. Karen went to college at the Holy Cross and earned her MA in journalism and her BA in English. She is the best-selling author of the Trilogy One of Us Is Lying. She’s been published more than 40 times. The Publisher of this wonderful book is Delacorte Presk Illustrator, Karen M. McManus LLC. Simon, the creator of the gossip app, was murdered after someone put peanuts in his water while in detention. Four other people in detention. Will they be able to solve the murder? The news comes back to everyone. He’s a snob in the dead. Simon is being treated at the hospital. A major cloud of sadness hits the school, and trauma unfolds on the four kids experiencing the …show more content…
This event induces massive amounts of trauma to the students and teachers. “Officer Budapest continues, “The cup contained traces of peanut, so it seems clear Simon died from that drink.” This means that someone had put peanuts in his water, or the water source had peanuts in it. This concludes the first mystery, where Simon was murdered. All five, Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn, Nate, and Simon go to detention for playing a prank. The five kids were sent to detention after someone took their phones. The teacher asks them to turn in all of their phones. “Honestly, you’d have to be clueless to bring a phone to Mr. Avery’s lab. He has a strict no-phone policy.” Simon notices that his water bottle is missing, so he rummages through his backpack then gives up and asks if he can get some water. “I know, but my water bottle’s missing, and I’m thirsty. Mr. Avery points toward the sink in the back of the room.” Simon drops his cup as he notices the water tastes weird, Simon falls to the floor. No one really believes his act, but he eventually starts wheezing, so he says Epinephrine Pen. Nate searches through his backpack, not able to find anything. Simon was rushed to the …show more content…
Simon committed suicide by triggering an allergic reaction to peanut oil. He took all of the Epi-Pens out of the nurse’s office and his backpack. He decided to frame Jake, Addy, Bronwyn, Cooper, and Nate. “We’re all silent for a long minute, until Bronwyn exhales a small gasp. ‘I’m the omniscient narrator,’ she says. What?’ Addy asks. That’s what Simon said before he died. I said there wasn’t any such thing in teen movies, and he said there was in life. Then he drained his drink in one gulp. Bronwyn turns and calls ‘Eli!’ but the door’s already closed behind Nate’s lawyer. ‘So you’re saying.’ Ashton stares around the table until her eyes land on Kris. ‘You think Simon committed suicide?’ Kris nods.” Simon left clues around, noting that he killed himself. People finally found out, but they were not 100% sure. You make a lot of friends. I use the term loosely. You identify the least shitty people you can find and associate with them. Moving around in a pack is useful. You don’t break rules, but you look the other way when someone else does. You work out and watch television. A lot of them. Stay under the guards’ radar as much as