Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
I must state at the beginning that I try to avoid reading other reviews of a book before I am able to give them a proper reading myself. However, with THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS, I glanced at some reviews posted on Amazon. Having read the mixed reviews, I went into this book with a bit of hesitancy. However, I am pleased to say that I totally disagree with the majority of the reviews that I found. From early on in the book, I was drawn into the intrigue that Angela Cardenas encounters upon her arrival at Hidden Oak.
Angela is sent packing to Hidden Oak after her parents blame her for the unfortunate death of her grandfather. All her life, Angela has been considered unruly and headstrong. Her parents had sent her to live with her grandfather in Texas when he fell ill because they didn't want to deal with her any longer. But when her grandfather dies, she is sent to Hidden Oak. Hidden Oak is a last resort for many girls that are classified as "dangerous."
Upon arrival, Angela, along with the other new students, is sent to the mansion. They are to spend a month there under watchful eyes and locked doors. As the month winds down, some girls are removed and sent elsewhere. Angela and those that remain question the methods of the school and where the other girls have gone.
Finally, Angela is sent off as well. It turns out that to be sent off is a good thing as those girls are the "gold thread," able to be rehabilitated. The girls that remain are considered the "purple thread" girls and are not to be mentioned ever again.
It doesn't take long for Angela to create waves in the main school. She searches for her cousin, Pilar, who had been sent to the school previously. She disagrees with the horrible punishments that the staff dishes out. And she questions what has become of her friends that remained at the mansion.
With the aid of a roommate that should not have been sent to Hidden Oak in the first place, and the son of one of the professors, Angela sets out to discover the truth of the purple thread girls and to let the outside world know what happens behind the doors of Hidden Oak.
Mr. Schrefer writes a compelling and page-turning novel. The story is dark and mysterious, and had me up late one night trying to finish it. The world Angela is thrust into makes the reader question if the methods of the school are encouraging rehabilitation in any of the students, or creating worse girls for society.
For any fan of Gothic, dark, gripping action, THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS should not be missed.
I must state at the beginning that I try to avoid reading other reviews of a book before I am able to give them a proper reading myself. However, with THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS, I glanced at some reviews posted on Amazon. Having read the mixed reviews, I went into this book with a bit of hesitancy. However, I am pleased to say that I totally disagree with the majority of the reviews that I found. From early on in the book, I was drawn into the intrigue that Angela Cardenas encounters upon her arrival at Hidden Oak.
Angela is sent packing to Hidden Oak after her parents blame her for the unfortunate death of her grandfather. All her life, Angela has been considered unruly and headstrong. Her parents had sent her to live with her grandfather in Texas when he fell ill because they didn't want to deal with her any longer. But when her grandfather dies, she is sent to Hidden Oak. Hidden Oak is a last resort for many girls that are classified as "dangerous."
Upon arrival, Angela, along with the other new students, is sent to the mansion. They are to spend a month there under watchful eyes and locked doors. As the month winds down, some girls are removed and sent elsewhere. Angela and those that remain question the methods of the school and where the other girls have gone.
Finally, Angela is sent off as well. It turns out that to be sent off is a good thing as those girls are the "gold thread," able to be rehabilitated. The girls that remain are considered the "purple thread" girls and are not to be mentioned ever again.
It doesn't take long for Angela to create waves in the main school. She searches for her cousin, Pilar, who had been sent to the school previously. She disagrees with the horrible punishments that the staff dishes out. And she questions what has become of her friends that remained at the mansion.
With the aid of a roommate that should not have been sent to Hidden Oak in the first place, and the son of one of the professors, Angela sets out to discover the truth of the purple thread girls and to let the outside world know what happens behind the doors of Hidden Oak.
Mr. Schrefer writes a compelling and page-turning novel. The story is dark and mysterious, and had me up late one night trying to finish it. The world Angela is thrust into makes the reader question if the methods of the school are encouraging rehabilitation in any of the students, or creating worse girls for society.
For any fan of Gothic, dark, gripping action, THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS should not be missed.
Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
I must state at the beginning that I try to avoid reading other reviews of a book before I am able to give them a proper reading myself. However, with THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS, I glanced at some reviews posted on Amazon. Having read the mixed reviews, I went into this book with a bit of hesitancy. However, I am pleased to say that I totally disagree with the majority of the reviews that I found. From early on in the book, I was drawn into the intrigue that Angela Cardenas encounters upon her arrival at Hidden Oak.
Angela is sent packing to Hidden Oak after her parents blame her for the unfortunate death of her grandfather. All her life, Angela has been considered unruly and headstrong. Her parents had sent her to live with her grandfather in Texas when he fell ill because they didn't want to deal with her any longer. But when her grandfather dies, she is sent to Hidden Oak. Hidden Oak is a last resort for many girls that are classified as "dangerous."
Upon arrival, Angela, along with the other new students, is sent to the mansion. They are to spend a month there under watchful eyes and locked doors. As the month winds down, some girls are removed and sent elsewhere. Angela and those that remain question the methods of the school and where the other girls have gone.
Finally, Angela is sent off as well. It turns out that to be sent off is a good thing as those girls are the "gold thread," able to be rehabilitated. The girls that remain are considered the "purple thread" girls and are not to be mentioned ever again.
It doesn't take long for Angela to create waves in the main school. She searches for her cousin, Pilar, who had been sent to the school previously. She disagrees with the horrible punishments that the staff dishes out. And she questions what has become of her friends that remained at the mansion.
With the aid of a roommate that should not have been sent to Hidden Oak in the first place, and the son of one of the professors, Angela sets out to discover the truth of the purple thread girls and to let the outside world know what happens behind the doors of Hidden Oak.
Mr. Schrefer writes a compelling and page-turning novel. The story is dark and mysterious, and had me up late one night trying to finish it. The world Angela is thrust into makes the reader question if the methods of the school are encouraging rehabilitation in any of the students, or creating worse girls for society.
For any fan of Gothic, dark, gripping action, THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS should not be missed.
I must state at the beginning that I try to avoid reading other reviews of a book before I am able to give them a proper reading myself. However, with THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS, I glanced at some reviews posted on Amazon. Having read the mixed reviews, I went into this book with a bit of hesitancy. However, I am pleased to say that I totally disagree with the majority of the reviews that I found. From early on in the book, I was drawn into the intrigue that Angela Cardenas encounters upon her arrival at Hidden Oak.
Angela is sent packing to Hidden Oak after her parents blame her for the unfortunate death of her grandfather. All her life, Angela has been considered unruly and headstrong. Her parents had sent her to live with her grandfather in Texas when he fell ill because they didn't want to deal with her any longer. But when her grandfather dies, she is sent to Hidden Oak. Hidden Oak is a last resort for many girls that are classified as "dangerous."
Upon arrival, Angela, along with the other new students, is sent to the mansion. They are to spend a month there under watchful eyes and locked doors. As the month winds down, some girls are removed and sent elsewhere. Angela and those that remain question the methods of the school and where the other girls have gone.
Finally, Angela is sent off as well. It turns out that to be sent off is a good thing as those girls are the "gold thread," able to be rehabilitated. The girls that remain are considered the "purple thread" girls and are not to be mentioned ever again.
It doesn't take long for Angela to create waves in the main school. She searches for her cousin, Pilar, who had been sent to the school previously. She disagrees with the horrible punishments that the staff dishes out. And she questions what has become of her friends that remained at the mansion.
With the aid of a roommate that should not have been sent to Hidden Oak in the first place, and the son of one of the professors, Angela sets out to discover the truth of the purple thread girls and to let the outside world know what happens behind the doors of Hidden Oak.
Mr. Schrefer writes a compelling and page-turning novel. The story is dark and mysterious, and had me up late one night trying to finish it. The world Angela is thrust into makes the reader question if the methods of the school are encouraging rehabilitation in any of the students, or creating worse girls for society.
For any fan of Gothic, dark, gripping action, THE SCHOOL FOR DANGEROUS GIRLS should not be missed.
