Our teen book spotlight this week is all about books that take place at boarding schools!!! Boarding schools are schools in which the students live there as well as go to school; so basically college only for high schoolers. What is amazing about these is the fact that they present their own unique circumstances and characters which can be so different from what many of us know and experience so we get to see how other teens attend school. We have a great mix of realistic, supernatural, mystery, and even some steampunk this week. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yaboardingschools as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart--A nottie-turned-hottie, Alabaster Prep sophomore Frances "Frankie" Landau-Banks discovers that her handsome, popular boyfriend Matthew belongs to the same all-male secret society her father once belonged to -- the Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds. Inspired by a class paper, Frankie assumes a fake online identity in order to become a member and secretly initiates a series of mischievous deeds to gain their approval. Proving she has both beauty and brains, Frankie realizes her antics are not appreciated by all and learns a fast lesson about love and loyalty.
Looking for Alaska by John Green--Sixteen-year-old Miles Halter's adolescence has been one long nonevent - no challenge, no girls, no mischief, and no real friends. Seeking something new, Miles leaves Florida for a boarding school in Birmingham, Alabama. His roommate, Chip, and Chip's best friend, Alaska Young, teach Miles to drink, smoke, and plot elaborate pranks.
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson--Ellingham Academy in Vermont is full of riddles, twisting pathways, and winding gardens. Shortly after it is opened by Albert Ellingham in 1936, Albert's wife and daughter are kidnapped. The only clue is a riddle describing various methods of murder and signed, "Truly, Devious." Years later, true-crime buff Stevie Bell enters Ellingham Academy with a goal to solve the cold case. Then Truly Devious makes a surprising return, and another death rocks Ellingham Academy.
Escape Theory by Margaux Froley--Sixteen-year-old Devon Mackintosh, a peer counselor at an elite California boarding school, learns that student Jason "Hutch" Hutchins committed suicide. Devon tries to help support Hutch's friends in confidential counseling sessions but soon hears secrets and confessions revealing that Hutch couldn't have taken his own life. Devon vows to uncover the truth about Hutch's death.
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson--While spending a year at a boarding school in London, teenager Rory Deveaux of Louisiana witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat and sets out to uncover the identity of the mysterious man that police believe to be the prime suspect in a string of brutal murders.
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger--14-year-old Sophronia, is an improper lady with a terrible curtsy so her mother decides to send her off to Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality -- the perfect place to learn some manners, or so Sophronia's mother thinks. When Sophronia arrives at the school, she quickly discovers that, in addition to being taught the finer aspects of life, she will be trained to become a spy and an assassin. Oh, goodie! Mayhem and adventure ensues as Sophronia becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a prototype and embarks on her pursuit of propriety.