A twisty, deeply satisfying ride. Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little LiarsIn this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girls search for answers about her mothers mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding schooland a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed. Six years ago, Calliope Bolans 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 opportunitiesincluding 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 societys tactics escalate, Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mothers deadly crash. Now, she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victoryand if the secret behind her mothers death could be buried here at Tipton.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 432 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2023 by Simon & Schuster .

Kit Frick is a novelist, poet, and MacDowell Colony fellow. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA from Syracuse University. When she isn't putting complicated characters in impossible situations, Kit edits poetry and literary fiction for a small press, edits for private clients, and mentors emerging writers through Pitch Wars. She is the author of See All the Stars and All Eyes on Us. Visit Kit online at KitFrick. com and on Twitter @KitFrick.