Description
Set in an experimental boarding school for teens dealing with trauma, The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) follows one girls journey through grief and her eleven classmates, each with their own issues, that help her find a path to healing. Perfect for fans of Kathleen Glasgow, this atmospheric, emotional tear-jerker will leave you speechless.
When Moira Dreyfusss parents announce that theyre sending her to an all-girls boarding school deep in the Maine woods, Moira isnt fooled. She knows her parents are punishing her; shes been too much trouble since her best friend, Nathan, diedand for a while before that. At the Castle School, isolated from the rest of the world, Moira will be expected to pour her heart out to the odd headmaster, Dr. Prince. But she isnt interested in getting over Nathans death or befriending her fellow students.
On her first night there, Moira hears distant music. On her second, she discovers the lock on her window is broken. On her third, she and her roommate venture outsideand learn that theyre not so isolated after all. Theres another, very different, Castle School nearbythis one filled with boys whose parents sent them away, too.
Moira is convinced that the Castle Schools and the doctors who run them are hiding something. But exploring the schools will force Moira to confront her overwhelming griefand the real reasons her parents sent her away.
Praise for The Castle School (for Troubled Girls):
Achingly beautiful. Moiras story gripped me from the first page and held me fast long after I finished Segal, New York Times bestselling co-author of Im Not Dying with You Tonight
Hooked me from page one. I couldnt stop reading until I had every single Zappia, author of Eliza and Her Monsters
Beneath the trappings of a fast-paced mystery, this novel holds a heartrending exploration of adolescent grief
Complex and layered A heartfelt exploration of grief, guilt, and Library Journal
Mental health awareness wrapped in a captivating
An effective exploration of mental illness, and it will share a coveted place on reading lists with Laurie Halse Anderson and Patricia
Also by Alyssa Sheinmel:
A Danger to Herself and Others
What Kind of Girl
Author: Alyssa Sheinmel
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 05/03/2022
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.63w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9781728239156
Language: English
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