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In this Macbeth homage set at an elite boarding school with a diverse student body, Lily plots to ensure her girlfriend Maria's scholarship: she will get rival Delilah disqualified by drugging her. When this scheme backfires, the couple deceives and harms others to cover it up. The girls' ruthlessness is chilling enough without the supernatural elements, which draw upon a multitude of horror tropes and don't quite cohere.
376 pp.
| Harlequin Teen
| September, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-373-21133-3$17.99
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YA
In 1959 Virginia, an African American star student, Sarah, and her peers navigate racism and bigotry in the white high school they are desegregating. Amid battles for respect, Sarah befriends Linda, daughter of a vocal racist, and the two learn that their families are actually more alike than different. A plot twist regarding their friendship adds greater depth to the well-written historical story.