The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) Spiral-Bound | 2022-05-03

Alyssa Sheinmel

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From New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel comes an emotional story of a grieving teenager sent to a boarding school that is nothing like she imagined. Now in paperback!

When Moira Dreyfuss's parents announce that they're sending her to an all-girls boarding school deep in the Maine woods, Moira isn't fooled. She knows her parents are punishing her; she's been too much trouble since her best friend, Nathan, died--and 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 isn't interested in getting over Nathan's 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 outside...and learn that they're not so isolated after all. There's another, very different, Castle School nearby--this 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 grief--and the real reasons her parents sent her away.

Publisher: Sourcebooks
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 172823915X
Item Weight: 0.8 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.0 x 8.3 inches
"An achingly beautiful exploration of grief and relationships, parents and children, the ways we hurt and the ways we heal. THE CASTLE SCHOOL masterfully displays Sheinmel's talent for building tension while crafting complex, flawed and fascinating characters. Moira's story and those of the students at the mysterious Castle Schools gripped me from the first page and held me fast long after I finished reading." -- Gilly Segal, New York Times bestselling co-author of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

ALYSSA SHEINMEL is the bestselling author of several novels for young adults, including A Danger to Herself and Others and What Kind of Girl. Alyssa currently lives and writes in New York. Follow Alyssa on Instagram and Twitter @AlyssaSheinmel or visit her online at alyssasheinmel.com