Killer Spirit

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Penguin Books Ltd
13 January 2026

Family & home stories (Children's&YA)

Series: The Squad

The second instalment in the fun, page-turning high school mystery duology from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games. Meet the Squad- these cheerleaders are actually spies!

Meet the Squad- pretty, popular, and extremely dangerous.

A WELL-KEPT SECRET Saying Toby Klein is an unlikely cheerleader is the understatement of the year. . . but the squad at Bayport High aren't your average cheerleaders. They're elite undercover government operatives. And word on the street is that something's about to go down in Bayport . . .

A DANGEROUS MISSION But if the spy business doesn't kill Toby, it's starting to look like Brooke, the team captain, might. The nominations are in for homecoming court, and rumour has it that Toby is the front-runner for queen.

A HANDSOME DISTRACTION Tensions are high and Toby's budding feelings for the most popular and infuriatingly handsome guy in Bayport High aren't helping, either.

Terrorist threat? Mission gone wrong? Disastrous Homecoming Court? Bring it on.

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780241802366
ISBN 10: 0241802369
Series: The Squad
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 13 January 2026
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty acclaimed young-adult novels, including The Inheritance Games series, Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals, The Lovely and the Lost, and The Naturals series. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and was a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma for many years. She invites you to her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.