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In 2020 she gained a US book deal with Macmillan Publishers for Ace of Spades along with a second novel, for a seven-figure sum.

In 2018 she gained an agent and a UK book deal for Ace of Spades with Usborne Publishing. Àbíké-Íyímídé's debut novel, Ace of Spades, is a young adult thriller with themes of 'homophobia in the black community, institutional racism and the diversity of thought among black people'. She lived in Aberdeen, Scotland while studying English, Chinese and anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. Àbíké-Íyímídé was born and raised in Croydon in South London. Her debut novel, the young adult thriller Ace of Spades (2021), received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens in 2022, and reached the top ten on The New York Times Best Seller list.Īdditionally, Àbíké-Íyímídé has contributed writings to several publications, including The Bookseller, gal-dem, NME and Reader's Digest. With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (born 13 October 1999) is a British and Nigerian novelist, short-story writer and columnist. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?

Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.Īs Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.

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