Best of
Boarding-School
2018
Outwit
Annabel Chase - 2018
I'll do anything to keep my place as an Enforcer of the East. It's important that I go as far away as possible, not that I can ever admit the reason why. When I stumble upon a dozen bodies during a weekend field trip, though, the world comes to a screeching halt. Thanks to bad timing, I end up stuck in the company of a frustrating yet sexy werewolf called Callan, a member of the League of Local Paranormals. Together, we need to endure each other's company and bring a murderer to justice. Can I stop a mass murderer before he strikes again or will my past be my unraveling?
Outwit
: Spellslingers Academy of Magic, Enforcer of the East (Book 1) is an urban fantasy mystery with humor, action and adventure, a powerful heroine, and a shiftastic hero. Keep an eye out for Outlaw, Book 2, coming soon! Other books in the Spellslingers world include: Bryn’s trilogy— Outcast, Warden of the West, Book 1 Outclassed, Warden of the West, Book 2 Outlast, Warden of the West, Book 3 Dani's trilogy-- Outlier, Sentry of the South, Book 1 Outfox, Sentry of the South, Book 2 Outbreak, Sentry of the South, Book 3
The Children of Castle Rock
Natasha Farrant - 2018
And when Alice is expelled and sent away to an isolated boarding-school, she'll do whatever it takes again to get away. But Stormy Loch Academy isn't quite what she expected. With its strange rules and eccentric headmaster and rag-tag mix of students and teachers, it has a way of growing on you. Still, when Barney goes missing (all that not strictly legal business) she knows she has to rescue him. Armed with two new friends, she sets off on an epic quest through the wild Scottish highlands and islands to finally get her heart's desire - but does she know anymore exactly what that is?Both hilarious and heartfelt, this is the classic adventure story brought bang up to date, and told in Natasha's inimitable voice.
Witching on a Star
Erin Bedford - 2018
Turns out, wishing comes with consequences and all magic has a price, especially at Witch Academy, but Max may find she’s more prepared than she thought to handle it all.
Loyal
Scarlett Haven - 2018
I’m Zara. I was just about to start my junior year of high school when my parents shipped me off to boarding school in Switzerland. Yep, you heard that right—Switzerland. Now I’m at a mysterious school that everybody refers to as Spy School. Nobody seems to like me. Except them. Smart. Mysterious. Hot. And they want to be my friends. Who could say no? Loyal is the first book in The Zara Chronicles, an RH Serial.
Atlas of Men
David Sklar - 2018
Robert Thames, an infectious disease specialist who travels the world in search of new antibiotics, has just learned that his government job is about to be cut when three boxes are unexpectedly delivered to his home in Washington, D.C. Inside them are files of a long lost secret research study conducted at his prestigious prep school when he was a student there. Robert has repressed all memories of this degrading “study,” particularly the naked photos. He learns that the research intended to explore the relationship between body type and leadership qualities--and it shocks and infuriates him. He decides to track down his four closest friends from Danvers Academy, and together they uncover the terrible truth of what was buried by the faculty, the school, and the boys themselves.
Finding Our Way Home: Women's Accounts of Being Sent to Boarding School
Nikki Simpson - 2018
Their accounts delve into the depths of long suppressed emotions and feelings, and the lifelong impact that the early separation from their families has had.Much has been written about the impact of 'boarding school syndrome' on male boarders, but less about their female counterparts. This book is the first to explore the experience from a purely female perspective, and offers an intriguing insight into the world of boarding schools and the upbringing of girls born in the mid-to-late 20th century. Finding Our Way Home is a book for everyone who ever attended boarding school, as well as psychotherapists and counsellors working with boarding school survivors.
Under Water : A Novel
Jessie Hart Wilson - 2018
When She is sent away for one year to a nearby boarding school, it’s with His threat hanging over her head: You talk about things that shouldn’t be talked about, I’ll kill you. But a boarding school with a student body of eight, and a Headmaster who seems to be able to read minds is a perilous place to be when you have a headful of secrets. When the Headmaster discovers that she is aquaphobic, he compels her to join the school swim team, headed by a tough Coach with his own dark history with the water. As She sheds her fear and discovers a hidden talent for distance swimming, she crafts a plan to escape the boat she’s doomed to return to at the end of the school year. But when her plans begin to unravel, she finds that all along something sinister has stood between her and escape: the secrets she’s kept from herself.
School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play
Jocelyn Bioh - 2018
But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter – and Paulina's hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe.