private schools

"[A] romance about a teen whisked off by an anonymous benefactor to a prestigious boarding school for the arts in Michigan. Sixteen-year-old Jacaranda Abbott has spent years moving between foster homes due to her mother's imprisonment for attempted murder of an abusive boyfriend. When a video of Jacaranda singing at the Miami Publix supermarket at which she works goes viral, it changes the course of her life. The admission essay she writes to Midwestern Arts Academy sets up the details of this story, giving way to a long series of confessional, heartfelt, and unanswered emails directed to Mr. Smith, as she dubs the mystery man responsible for the fairy-tale scenario now playing out"--Kirkus Reviews.

"To find her best friend Polly who went missing, Maren Montgomery enters into a high-stakes world she never knew existed within her boarding academy, where she is forced to play increasingly dangerous games to win Polly's survival"--OCLC.

The true story of how Indigenous girls at a Canadian residential school sewed secret pockets into their dresses to hide food and survive. Mary was four years old when she was first taken away to the Lejac Indian Residential School. It was far away from her home and family. Always hungry and cold, there was little comfort for young Mary. Speaking Dakelh was forbidden and the nuns and priest were always watching, ready to punish. Mary and the other girls had a genius idea: drawing on the knowledge from their mothers, aunts and grandmothers who were all master sewers, the girls would sew hidden pockets in their clothes to hide food. They secretly gathered materials and sewed at nighttime, then used their pockets to hide apples, carrots, and pieces of bread to share with the younger girls. Based on the author's mother's experience at residential school, "The Secret Pocket" is a story of survival and resilience in the face of genocide and cruelty. But it's also a celebration of quiet resistance to the injustice of residential schools and how the sewing skills passed down through generations of Indigenous women gave these girls a future, stitch by stitch.

"Clark Kent is thrilled when he receives an invite to a spring break academic retreat. After taking down the villains of Ducard Academy the previous year, going back to life on the farm was a bit dull. Better yet, his friends Bruce and Diana have been invited there, too! What better way to spend spring break than with old friends (Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn) and new ones like Arthur Curry (Aquaman), Barry Allen (the Flash), and Vic Stone (Cyborg)? When Clark arrives at Camp Evergreen he makes new friends, reconnects with old ones, and nothing seems weird at all! Well, that is until kids start disappearing... One by one... Plus, there's a lake monster, bigfoot has been spotted, there are reports of a boogeyman, and there may or may not be a UFO crashed into the lake. Clark, Bruce, and Diana will have to re-assemble the Junior Detective--er--Criminal Investigation Unit, in an all-new, supernatural adventure!"--Amazon.

"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together"--Provided by publisher.

To find her best friend Polly who went missing, Maren Montgomery enters into a high-stakes world she never knew existed within her boarding academy, where she is forced to play increasingly dangerous games to win Polly's survival.

"To save her father, 12-year-old Henna, a gifted gardener, attends St. Basil's Conservatory, a botanical boarding school rumored to house a legendary, long-extinct plant with miraculous healing powers, and while searching for the seeds, Henna learns to flourish with a little help from her newfound friends"--Provided by publisher.

It's another day at Unicorn University when Shamrock's magic power develops. While his new ability is super cool, Sapphire doesn't know how to feel. Now she's the only one of their friends without any magic. Sapphire knows that when a unicorn's power appears is as special as the unicorn herself...but what if she's the only unicorn who never gets one?.

". . . Lindsey Gillett is missing. And she's not the first girl at Waverly Prep to vanish without a trace. To help cope with the tragedy, new history teacher Aubrey LeRoux organizes a small student investigation team. But when the members start turning up dead across campus, Aubrey suspects there's more going on than anyone is willing to admit. The murdered students all had something in common with Lindsey. They shared a secret. And what they uncovered could threaten the future of the historic school. At Waverly Prep, someone wants to keep the past buried--along with anyone who gets in their way"--Provided by publisher.

"Welcome to Seven Hills, the world's most exclusive boarding school where only the best and brightest roam the hallowed halls. Being committed to your studies, service, and community doesn't mean that you can't break the rules now and again, right? But watch your back because lurking on the anonymous Chitter Chatter Blog is The Watcher--who can't wait to reveal all the latest hookups, hot lists, and secrets around campus. The latest objects of The Watcher's affection? Straight-off-the-train (but not exactly straight) insta-besties Evelyn and Seth. It doesn't take long for Evelyn to realize she is inexplicably drawn to her gorgeous and standoffish roommate Noelle. Meanwhile Seth has eyes, and some serious heart palpitations, for budding thespian and school flirt Jasper. Just as things start to heat up, The Watcher strikes. Will the secrets revealed turn their happily ever afters into happily never afters?"--Provided by publisher.