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Kara Thomas biography

Kara Thomas writes young adult thrillers and mystery fiction. Her books for young readers include The Darkest Corners, Little Monsters, The Cheerleaders, That Weekend and The Champions. She has also written the adult thriller Out of the Ashes.

The Darkest Corners was published by Delacorte Press and was a finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award, an ABC Best Book for Teens and a Junior Library Guild Selection. Little Monsters was also published by Delacorte Press and was a Junior Library Guild Selection.

The Cheerleaders was published in ebook and audiobook editions on 31 July 2018 and in paperback by Ember on 6 August 2019. The Cheerleaders won the 2021 Rhode Island Teen Book Award and was a 2019 YALSA Best Books for Young Adults selection.

That Weekend was published by Delacorte Press in 2021 for readers aged 14 and up. The book follows Claire Keough after she wakes on a mountain with a head injury and no memory of the disappearance of her best friend Kat and Kat’s boyfriend Jesse.