Very Bad People (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534449732)

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"A twisty, deeply satisfying ride." --Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars

In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl's search for answers about her mother's mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school--and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.

Six years ago, Calliope Bolan's mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside. The girls escaped, but their mother drowned, and the truth behind the "accident" remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve. Now sixteen, she transfers to Tipton Academy, the same elite boarding school her mother once attended. Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities--including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail, an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend.

Calliope accepts, stepping into the exhilarating world of the "ghosts," a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice. But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus, it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others.

As the society's tactics escalate, Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother's deadly crash. Now, she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory--and if the secret behind her mother's death could be buried here at Tipton.

Author: Kit Frick
ISBN-10: 1534449736
ISBN-13: 9781534449732
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.59w x 1.65d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 02/28/2022
Booklist 03/15/2022 pg. 68
School Library Journal 04/01/2022 pg. 146