Very Bad People

Synopsis

First editions have an exclusive foil design underneath the jacket! In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl&’s search for answers about her mother&’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.Six years ago, Calliope Bolan&’s mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside. The girls escaped, but their mother drowned, and the truth behind the &“accident&” remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve. Now sixteen, she transfers to Tipton Academy, the same elite boarding school her mother once attended. Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities—including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail, an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend. Calliope accepts, stepping into the exhilarating world of the &“ghosts,&” a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice. But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus, it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others. As the society&’s tactics escalate, Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother&’s deadly crash. Now, she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory—and if the secret behind her mother&’s death could be buried here at Tipton.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

416 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781534449756

Related ISBNs:

9781534449749

Publisher:

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Date of Addition:

07/06/23

Copyrighted By:

Kristin S. Frick

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Parenting and Family

Grade Levels:

Ninth grade

Reading Age:

14 and up

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.