The School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer
Scholastic Press, January 2009
Ages: 14-18
Cautions: References to drugs, alcohol, sex and violence, language

Kiwi Magazine Review:
The School for Dangerous Girls is exciting at every turn. Hidden Oak is a boarding school created to “reform” bad girls when their parents have had enough of their trouble-making. It isn’t long before you realize that this school is not what it seems.

Eliot Schrefer’s words will have you anxiously wondering what is really happening at this school as the main character, Angela, becomes determined to uncover the twisted truth. Schrefer truly understands these girls and shines a light on their struggles in a fun way.
The novel’s quick chapters keep the story intriguing and make it difficult to put the book down while you wait for the school’s dark secrets to be revealed.

This book is perfect for teenage girls with or without a dangerous streak, or anyone who has always wanted one.

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From the publisher:
Who knows what goes on behind the doors of The School for Dangerous Girls? The school’s mission is clear: to take girls who’ve caused trouble and to reform them into model citizens.

Its methods? No freedom. No medication. No leniency.
Some girls are meant to get better. And as Angela is about to learn, some girls are meant to fail.

Because enrolling in The School for Dangerous Girls might be the most dangerous thing of all.

Angela’s parents think she’s on the road to ruin because she’s dating a “bad boy.” After her behavior gets too much for them, they ship her off to Hidden Oak. Isolated and isolating, Hidden Oak promises to rehabilitate “dangerous girls.” But as Angela gets drawn in further and further, she discovers that recovery is only on the agenda for the “better” girls. The other girls - designated as “the purple thread” - will instead be manipulated to become more and more dangerous . . . and more and more reliant on Hidden Oak’s care.

Additionally reviewed by Allison, a senior at University of Delaware.