<B><I>They Wish They Were Us</I> meets <I>The Queen’s Gambit</I> in this “stunning…unforgettable” (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>) thriller set in the world of competitive Scrabble, where a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.</B><BR><BR><I>CATALYST</I><BR><I>13 points</I><BR><I>noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing</I><BR><BR>When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend’s death, it’s with the intention to heal and move on with her life. Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to choose the very same competition where said best friend, Trina Low, died. It seems that even though Najwa is trying to change, she’s not ready to give up Trina just yet.<BR><BR>But the same can’t be said for all the other competitors. With Trina, the Scrabble Queen herself, gone, the throne is empt