Episodes

  • Missing Clarissa: Prologue

    Missing Clarissa: Prologue
    Feb 16 2023
    Welcome to the YA Heard It Here First podcast feed, where the podcast episodes from the Missing Clarissa novel by Ripley Jones are released. Missing Clarissa is a gripping novel about two friends who start a true crime podcast for their high school journalism class—with dangerous consequences about the disappearance of popular high school "it" girl Clarissa Campbell. Follow along and hear podcast hosts Cam and Blair interview friends and family of Clarissa Campbell to uncover her mysterious disappearance. Like what you hear? The Missing Clarissa audiobook is read by Inés del Castillo with Allen Winter, Atlanta Amado Foresyth, Kimberly M. Wetherell, and Raymond J. Lee. Get the Missing Clarissa audiobook: http://bit.ly/3lBTvHb
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    7 mins
  • Episode One: The Beginning

    Episode One: The Beginning
    Feb 21 2023
    Over 20 years later, Oreville high school juniors and best friends, Blair and Cameron, start a true crime podcast, determined to unravel the story of what or who happened to this rural urban legend. Get the Missing Clarissa audiobook: http://bit.ly/3lBTvHb
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    8 mins
  • Episode Two: The Friends

    Episode Two: The Friends
    Feb 23 2023
    Allen Dawson was in Clarissa’s grade at Oreville High. They weren’t good friends, but they were close enough that he helped her parents with the media circus after she disappeared. Get the Missing Clarissa audiobook: http://bit.ly/3lBTvHb
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    9 mins
  • Episode Three: The Mothers

    Episode Three: The Mothers
    Feb 28 2023
    Clarissa’s mom was remembering a saint, not a real girl. And that was just the beginning. We had no idea how much about Clarissa we were going to find out. Get the Missing Clarissa audiobook: http://bit.ly/3lBTvHb
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    6 mins
  • Episode Four: The Lovers

    Episode Four: The Lovers
    Mar 2 2023
    Brad Bennett was Clarissa’s boyfriend at the time they disappeared. They were the perfect American couple... It’s always the boyfriend, right? Get the Missing Clarissa audiobook: http://bit.ly/3lBTvHb
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    7 mins
  • Episode Five: The Regrets

    Episode Five: The Regrets
    Mar 7 2023
    Jenny Alexander was Clarissa’s best friend. Like Clarissa, she was a pretty popular cheerleader, whose wholesome smile was hiding all kinds of secrets. Get the Missing Clarissa audiobook: http://bit.ly/3lBTvHb
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    8 mins
  • Episode Six: The Betrayers

    Episode Six: The Betrayers
    Mar 9 2023
    A single person is always connected to so many other stories, so many other lies. We’re all tangled up together. Get the Missing Clarissa audiobook: http://bit.ly/3lBTvHb
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    5 mins
  • Ace of Spades Trailer

    Ace of Spades Trailer
    Oct 31 2023
    Welcome to YA Heard It Here First—the Young Adult anthology series dedicated to discussing your favorite genre. From missing girls to magical worlds, we’ll share book recommendations, exclusive content and author interviews you won’t want to miss. Our first season is about to launch on November 1st, and we can’t wait for you to hear it. We’re starting with Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s acclaimed Ace of Spades. 
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    3 mins