“I can’t say it’s a pleasure to read a book about hate crimes by teens. But since hate crimes against have seen the highest spike in more than a decade – according to the FBI, over 66% of hate crimes in 2010 targeted Latinos – I was intrigued to find LIE by Caroline Bock. This debut novel tackles the topic by taking us inside the minds of both victims and victimizers. Ten lives intersect one horrible night when two brothers – one an immigrant from El Salvador, and one a natural US citizen – are brutally assaulted by a group of Long Island teenagers. The novel lays bare the land mines of power groups among teens, racism, and ineffective adults. Mostly, though, I admire this powerful book for making us consider the bigger question of how hatred this dark can take root in people who are young, bright, and at the beginning of everything.”
— Meg Medina, bestselling children’s author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature 2023-2024, Read the entire interview with Meg Medina here.
LIE – a critically acclaimed (starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and the Library Journal) young adult novel, inspired by a true crime, about love and hate in suburban America. Published by St. Martin’s Press. LIE is for ages 14 and above.
LIE…starred reviews
“Suspenseful and thought provoking.” starred review, Booklist
“Unusual and important.” starred review, Kirkus Reviews
“…reads like a confessional.” starred review, Publishers Weekly
“…will grip readers.” starred review, Library Journal
NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH… LA MENTIRA / LIE…
Available in Spanish for the first time this spring of 2025. Available in paperback and in ebook formats everywhere books are sold. Everybody knows. Nobody is talking. Todos lo saben. Nadie habla. More details about LA MENTIRA here.
Before My Eyes – A long hot summer on Long Island. Three teens working at a beach snack shack. Romance. Tragedy. Before My Eyes captures a moment when possibilities should be opening up, but instead everything teeters on the brink of destruction.
“[a] gripping novel.” —Publishers Weekly” [an] unflinching thriller.” —Bookpage
From St. Martin’s Press and highly acclaimed for its sensitive, character-driven story, Before My Eyes is a young adult novel for ages 16 and above. Optioned by Tangerine Entertainment.
CARRY HER HOME…WINNER OF THE FICTION AWARD FROM THE WASHINGTON WRITERS’ PUBLISHING HOUSE. FORTY-SEVEN STORIES FROM FLASH TO FULL-LENGTH THAT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART AND CARRY YOU HOME.
This Is What America Looks Like: Poetry & Fiction from DC, Maryland, and Virginia… 100 writers and 111 works on the creative state of our Union. Co-edited with poet Jona Colson during the pandemic. Published by the Washington Writers’ Publishing House in 2021.
COMING SOON! THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
(Regal House Publishing). June 2, 2026.
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