WAUDBY, Jeannie. One of Us. 320p. ebook available. Running Pr. Teen. Nov. 2015. Tr $16.95. ISBN 9780762457991. Gr 7 Up–Fifteen-year-old K has no family and no home. She has been told that her parents died in a bombing orchestrated by the Brotherhood, a radical separatist organization. Raised by her grandmother, then dumped in a halfway house, she has never gone to school and has no idea where she can go or what she can do when she turns 16 and is out of the care system. When she barely escapes death in a train bombing, her rescuer recruits her to infiltrate the Brotherhood and bring him names of those involved in violent activities. At first, K, whose new name is Verity Nekton, thinks she is doing right and avenging her parents’ deaths, but gradually she finds that the Brotherhood is far more complex than she has been led to believe. She also finds that for the first time in her life, she has a home, friends, and family, as well as a budding romance with Brotherhood member Greg. As she begins to question what she has been told, she uncovers one deception after another until she must make a decision about her relationship with the Brotherhood and face a horrifying betrayal. This is a taut, suspenseful thriller that has obvious parallels with current political events, but what really makes this stand out is the characterization of K/Verity Nekton. The teen is strong and resourceful, but she is also morally conflicted and vulnerable to manipulation. The depictions of her growing affection for the Brotherhood community and her struggles to do the right thing are absolutely believable. VERDICT Recommend this one to teen readers who have tired of dystopias and are looking for something new and different.–Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ This review was published in School Library Journal's October 2015 issue.