The book, One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus is related to the issues presented in the article, Teens and Suicide by Lucie Hemmen because they both talk about teenagers committing suicide. In the book, Simon commits suicide because nobody at school accepts him. He wanted kill himself in a creative way. He did this by blaming people that made him miserable. Simon felt that he should “get a lot more respect” at school, but everybody never cared about him (McManus 322). This is one way of becoming depressed. People who are depressed sometimes search “information on the internet” to find out how and when to commit suicide (Hemmen). Simon did the same thing, and he talked with people online to help him commit suicide and get revenge on Bronwyn,