Applegate, Anne The Last Academy, 316 p. Point (Scholastic), 2013. $17. Language: G; Mature Content: G (gossip); Violence: PG (bullying).
After a terrible fight with her best friend Lia, Camden leaves for boarding school without saying goodbye. Her new school, Lethe, seems to be fairly typical – upper crust, snotty roommates, gorgeous prepster boys and lots of homework. But something is not quite right. Barnaby Charon, a weird man Camden met on the plane over, is also at the school – seeming to come in and out as he pleases. Plus, students are disappearing and Camden is taking the blame – blame she does not deserve. Little by little Camden starts putting the clues together.
Adults – you probably can put it all together, just from those couple of names, but shhhhh – don’t give anything away. Even though I was many times frustrated by the plotting, I will tell you that I cried and cried during the last few pages. The cover is a perfect compliment to the story.
MS, HS – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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