When Ivy has had just about enough and feels like she’s been thrown into a sharp and twisted plot, she begins to accept who she really is and that life requires hard sacrifice for real victories. She is desperate to make sure that Hal doesn’t suffer the same fate as their father. With all that is on her plate, there is also the looming pressure of her older brother, Hal, heading to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Along the way, her two worlds collide and Ivy must find a way to outrun the ghosts of her family’s past and fast, given that her dad’s enemies have their eyes trained on her every move, making life more difficult.

Ivy is not only determined to explore her newfound freedom, but also is focused on staying on top of her auto repair classes, dating local heart-throb Racing Luca, and finding a way to rise above her family’s long-entrenched reputation of trouble-making. When her friend, Cora McKinney, is kicked out of her house and left to fend for herself, Ivy decides to carve out a path of independence for both of them, one that includes taking on the world of underground car racing. Ivy’s life isn’t easy, with her overbearing and controlling father, who is determined to have her work in his auto repair garage until she graduates high school. Secrets that could turn deadly and destroy the one person who ever cared about Pamela, or as her mom preferred to call in the fictional small town of Pine Mills, Kentucky, Poison Ivy Thorns is a coming-of-age young adult novel from Kody Keplinger centering on sixteen-year-old Ivy Curtis.

Secrets Pamela's father has warned must remain hidden. But there are dark secrets deep within the Isley house. When cute goth girl Alice Oh comes into Pamela's life after an accident at the local park, she makes her feel like pulling back the curtains and letting the sunshine in. Pamela Isley doesn't trust other people, especially men. The girl who goes to extreme lengths to care for a few plants. The girl who won't let anyone inside to see what's lurking behind the curtains. There's something unusual about Pamela Isley-the girl who hides behind her bright red hair. New York Times bestselling author of The DUFF Kody Keplinger and artist Sara Kipin reimagine an iconic DC antihero with a gothic-horror twist.

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