From the Publisher
The Scattering” is breathlessly fast-paced and enticingly suspenseful.” — Washington Post
“McCreight’s book is an edge of the seat page turner. Her ability to get at the core of what it means to be a friend, a girl, a human being in this society is at once thoughtful and dead on.” — Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming
“A spellbinding thriller that keeps you guessing until the very last page.” — Sara Shepard, bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars
“THE OUTLIERS is a fast-paced, emotional, and darkly compelling novel with an ending that works like a catapult. I can’t wait to find out what McCreight has hidden up her sleeves!” — Julianna Baggott, bestselling author of Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonder and the Pure trilogy
“Original and wholly addictive, The Outliers is a heart-pounding mystery that will leave readers desperate for the next book.” — Suzanne Young, bestselling author of The Program
“This first book in a planned trilogy moves at a rapid pace and is action-packed from the start....Wylie’s struggles with grief and a difficult relationship with her best friend mold her into a multilayered character who captures the reader’s sympathy.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
“At a breakneck pace, ‘The Outliers’ grabs and doesn’t let go.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
“Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.” — Bustle
“Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.” — Booklist
“McCreight (Where They Found Her) crafts a tense, atmospheric narrative that sends the teens reeling from one surprise after another.” — Publishers Weekly
“McCreight keeps readers guessing as Wylie gets tangled in a web of lies, betrayal and dangerous secrets. And it is on only the beginning.” — NY Daily News
“The Outliers is a gripping read—sometimes flat-out scary—and an exciting start to a new YA mystery/thriller series. ” — BookPage
Jacqueline Woodson
McCreight’s book is an edge of the seat page turner. Her ability to get at the core of what it means to be a friend, a girl, a human being in this society is at once thoughtful and dead on.
Booklist
Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.
Sara Shepard
A spellbinding thriller that keeps you guessing until the very last page.
Bustle
Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.
Washington Post
The Scattering” is breathlessly fast-paced and enticingly suspenseful.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
This first book in a planned trilogy moves at a rapid pace and is action-packed from the start....Wylie’s struggles with grief and a difficult relationship with her best friend mold her into a multilayered character who captures the reader’s sympathy.
Lisa Ko
At a breakneck pace, ‘The Outliers’ grabs and doesn’t let go.
Suzanne Young
Original and wholly addictive, The Outliers is a heart-pounding mystery that will leave readers desperate for the next book.
Julianna Baggott
THE OUTLIERS is a fast-paced, emotional, and darkly compelling novel with an ending that works like a catapult. I can’t wait to find out what McCreight has hidden up her sleeves!
NY Daily News
McCreight keeps readers guessing as Wylie gets tangled in a web of lies, betrayal and dangerous secrets. And it is on only the beginning.
BookPage
The Outliers is a gripping read—sometimes flat-out scary—and an exciting start to a new YA mystery/thriller series.
Booklist
Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.
Washington Post
The Scattering” is breathlessly fast-paced and enticingly suspenseful.
Associated Press Staff
At a breakneck pace, ‘The Outliers’ grabs and doesn’t let go.
School Library Journal
12/01/2017
Gr 9 Up—While Phoebe Strole stays consistently convincing in voicing characters of different genders and ages, and conveying shocks and surprises throughout, McCreight's continuing mystery centered on teen Wylie is showing signs of fatigue, not to mention just plain disbelief. Wylie, a self-described "full-on agoraphobic" in the first book, is still at the mercy of her diagnosis, but her condition seems to conveniently disappear whenever she needs to hide, escape, or save someone. As book two opens, Cassie's dead. Wylie and Jasper (Cassie's ex-boyfriend) are back in Boston, albeit briefly. Jasper's fallen into a guilt-induced existential crisis, and Wylie lands in Boston General Hospital with other girls who might be like her—even if they don't know that yet. Then her father goes missing. Her twin turns belligerent. And her mother's ex-best friend, who's clearly been lying about what she knows, is suddenly Wylie's designated protector. VERDICT Readers will need to be familiar with book one to fully comprehend book two. Strole's steady narration helps ameliorate McCreight's growing narrative flaws, enough that already hooked teen readers will likely request access to the full series.—Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon, Washington, DC
Kirkus Reviews
2017-03-06
High schooler Wylie Lang sees things differently from most teenagers. She is a member of a select group of girls known as Outliers, who have Heightened Emotional Perception. In series opener The Outliers (2016), Wylie first becomes aware of her unusual skill, which is being studied by her scientist father. Unfortunately for Wylie and her family, sinister forces have an interest in subverting these skills for their own ends, and Wylie is often on the run. In this sequel, when her friend Jasper mysteriously disappears, Wylie fears the worst. As she races to save him from possible suicide, she is captured and placed in a secure mental hospital, where for the first time she encounters other Outliers (who for the most part seem white as Wylie). Through the other girls' skills, she learns how to "read" other people and to trust her instincts. Wylie's strength of character is tested when, having escaped from the institution, she again finds herself a prisoner, this time in a grim youth detention facility. Tantalizing mysteries remain to be solved: the whereabouts of her father; the real status of her mother, presumed killed in a car crash; and the motive of her mother's lawyer friend, Rachel. Wylie's compelling first-person narration, tough conflicts with others, and her courage against formidable odds make this an un-put-downable thriller. A reading of the first novel is necessary to appreciate this title. A riveting adventure that rewards returning readers. (Thriller. 12-16)
