Fan CastingOne of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus

Story added by janaigilmer on February 3, 2021

Pay close attention, and you might solve this: On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High School walk into detention: Bronwyn - the BRAIN - is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule, Addy - the BEAUTY - is the picture-perfect homecoming princess, Nate - the CRIMINAL - is already on probation for drug dealing, Cooper - the ATHLETE - is the all-star baseball pitcher, and Simon - the OUTCAST - is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, h...read more

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Fan Casting Mr. Avery

Role added by janaigilmer on February 3, 2021

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Mr. Avery is a science teacher at Bayview High who is repulsed by social media and technology. Simon, Addy, Cooper, Nate, and Bronwyn are all held for detention in his classroom after having been discovered with cell phones in their bags during his lab—though they all insist the phones were planted in their bags, Avery’s revulsion is so intense that he will not even listen to their pleas. After Simon’s death, Avery mostly avoids being singled out as a suspect—though the intensity of his open hatred of social media and technology makes the Bayview Four question whether he could have resorted to drastic measures to make his unorthodox perspective heard.