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• The Otherwhere Post

  Taylor, Emily J.,

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  In order to investigate her father's past crimes, eighteen-year-old Maeve poses as a scriptomancy apprentice allowing her to send letters between worlds.

• Unhallowed Halls

  Wilkinson, Lili, 1981-

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  A teen girl travels to an exclusive boarding school located deep within the Scottish moorlands after a deadly incident at her old school, but the wood-paneled halls of Agathion are built over centuries of secrets—including an ancient society which…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lilies

  Diacon-Furtado, Quinn,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. At Archwell academy, everyone knows that membership in the Lilies Society is the best way to secure your ticket to a successful future. But ike many secret societies, ther is a dark truth buried…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Narrow

  Marshall, Kate Alice,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Everyone has heard the story of the Narrow. The river that runs behind the Atwood School is only a few feet across and seemingly placid, but beneath the surface, the waters are deep and vicious.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Library of Shadows

  Moore, Rachel,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn't uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Youngblood

  Laurens, Sasha,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Seventeen-year-olds Kat Finn and Taylor Sanger, two queer bloodsuckers at an elite vampire-only boarding school, must go up against all of Vampirdom when they uncover a frightening conspiracy on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mary Shelley Club

  Moldavsky, Goldy,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. When it comes to horror movies, the rules are clear: x Avoid abandoned buildings, warehouses, and cabins at all times. x Stay together: don’t split up, not even just to “check something out.” x If…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Year at Ellsmere

  Hicks, Faith Erin,

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  Also available as ebook. Winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, Juniper endures bullying from a popular queen bee before investigating rumors about a mythical beast in the nearby forest.

• The Tenth Girl

  Faring, Sara,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. [In 1978] at the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi -- a bold Buenos Aires native…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Lesson in Vengeance

  Lee, Victoria (Author of young adult fantasy),

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. A dark, twisty thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past. The dangerous romance and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Breathe a Word

  Taylor, Jordyn,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Eva has never felt like she belonged . . . not in her own family or with her friends in New York City, and certainly not at a fancy boarding school like Hardwick Preparatory Academy. So, when she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Study in Drowning

  Reid, Ava,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Entering a contest to redesign late author Emrys Myrddin's estate, aspiring architect Effy Sayre arrives at Hiraeth Manor where she meets a stodgy young literature scholar who draws her into a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Forest Demands Its Due

  Jackson, Kosoko,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. When the murder of his classmate at an elite boarding school seems to be forgotten overnight, seventeen-year-old Douglas must confront centuries of secrets in the school's past and a vengeful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Grimrose Girls

  Pohl, Laura,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. While investigating the apparent suicide of their best friend, four students at an elite boarding school uncover a series of past murders connected to ancient fairy tale curses, and they fear that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ravens

  Morgan, Kass,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Loner Vivi Deveraux is thrilled to join Westerly College's Kappas, who are secretly witches, until she meets perfect, polished Scarlett Winter, who will stop at nothing to be the sorority's next…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wilder Girls

  Power, Rory,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Friends Hetty, Byatt, and Reece go to extremes trying to uncover the dark truth about the mysterious disease that has had them quarantined at their boarding school on a Maine island.

• Their Vicious Games

  Wellington, Joelle,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. "'You must work twice as hard to get half as much.' Adina Walker has known this the entire time she's been on scholarship at the prestigious Edgewater Academy -- a school for the rich (and mostly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Legendborn

  Deonn, Tracy,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Draw Down the Moon

  Cast, P. C.,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. On her eighteenth birthday, Wren discovers latent magical powers, earning her a place at the secret Academia de la Luna, where alongside her childhood friend Lee, they uncover secrets and dangerous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everyone's Thinking It

  Omotoni, Aleema,

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  Also available as ebook and downloadable audiobook. Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school in the English countryside, reputation is everything. But aspiring photographer Iyanu is more comfortable observing things safely from…Read moreRead more of this annotation