âDeeply felt, powerful, devastating and, ultimately, hopeful.â â Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star
âPowerful and necessaryâŚan important, timely book.â âAmber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be
âA story that belongs in every library.â âSchool Library Journal (starred review)
âA thoughtfully crafted argument for feminism and allyship.â âKirkus Reviews
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Brendan Kiely, a stunning novel that explores the insidious nature of tradition at a prestigious boarding school.
Prestigious. Powerful. Privileged. This is Fullbrook Academy.
Jules Devereux just wants to keep her head down, avoid distractions, and get into the right college, so she can leave Fullbrook and its old-boy social codes behind.
Jamie Baxter feels like an imposter at Fullbrook, but the hockey scholarship that got him in has given him a chance to escape his past and fulfill the dreams of his parents and coaches, whose mantra rings in his ears: Donât disappoint us.
As Jules and Jamieâs lives intertwine, and the pressures to play by the rules and to keep the schoolâs toxic secrets, they are faced with a powerful choice: remain silent while others get hurt, or stand together against the ugly, sexist traditions of an institution that believes it can do no wrong.