An unputdownable YA 'missing girl' thriller that's Girl in Pieces meets One of Us is Lying, told in Sarah Crossan's inimitable and award-winning verse.
Connie Ryder is taken from her home in the dead of night and sent to Silver Lake Academy - a remote, high-security facility for 'troubled' teens. At Silver Lake, the vulnerable and the violent are locked in together under a brutal regime that aims to improve their behaviour. But when Connie learns she's been given the bed of a missing girl named Belle, she is drawn deep into a chilling web of secrets and lies…
A sensational, immersive and hugely propulsive 'missing girl' thriller, set against the backdrop of America's controversial Troubled Teen industry.
Praise for GONE FOR GOOD
'This compelling YA verse-novel thriller is impossible to stop reading.' Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian
'[A] thriller your teen won't be able to put down.' The i
'Crossan's signature verse drives a propulsive plot, conjuring a growing sense of dread alongside astute observations about mental health and control.' Observer
'A razor-sharp thriller about control, silence, and survival. Once it grips you, it doesn't let go.' Louise O'Neill
'GONE FOR GOOD is a twisty thriller, but it's also a beautifully written exploration of grief and how we cope when we hit rock bottom. Sarah Crossan weaves a gripping tale of losing hope and finding it again. I couldn't put it down.' Cynthia Murphy
| ISBN: | 9781398549029 |
| Publication date: | 26th February 2026 |
| Author: | Sarah Crossan |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Children's an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 392 pages |
| Reading age: | 12+ |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Truancy and school problems Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics Children’s / Teenage: Poetry Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics Young Adult Fiction |
An unputdownable YA 'missing girl' thriller that's Girl in Pieces meets One of Us is Lying, told in Sarah Crossan's inimitable and award-winning verse.'Impossible to stop reading' Guardian'A razor-sharp thriller' Louise O'NeillConnie Ryder is taken from her home in the dead of night and sent to Silver Lake Academy - a remote, high-security facility for 'troubled' teens. At Silver Lake, the vulnerable and the violent are locked in together under a brutal regime that aims to improve their behaviour.
Gone for Good is aimed at readers aged 12 and over.
Gone for Good features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Truancy and school problems, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Young Adult Fiction
Paperback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
Gone for Good was written by Sarah Crossan and published by Simon & Schuster Children's an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK
Gone for Good has 392 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.