Killing November

Author Adriana Mather

Grades 7 & Up Ages 12 and up

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Hang a Witch comes a thriller set at a secretive boarding school where students are trained to carry on family legacies that have built--and toppled--empires.

November is as good as dead. She just doesn't know it yet.

At the Academy Absconditi, there's no electricity, no internet, and an archaic eye-for-an-eye punishment system. Classes range from knife throwing and poisons to the art of deception. And the students? Silver-spoon descendants of the world's most elite strategists--all training to become asassins, spies, and master imporsonators.

One is a virtuoso of accents--and never to be trusted. Another is a vicious fighter determined to exploit November's weaknesses. And then there's the boy with the mesmerizing eyes and a secret agenda. November doesn't know how an ordinary girl like her fits into the school's complicated legacy. But when a student is murdered, she'll need to separate her enemies from her allies before the crime gets pinned or her...or she becomes the killer's next victim.

Available Formats

Trade Paperback 9780525579113
eBook 9780525579106
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9781984829108

State Awards

Arkansas

2020-2021, Arkansas Teen Book Award, Nominee

Florida

2020-2021, Florida Teen Reads, Nominee

Indiana

2020-2021, Eliot Rosewater Book Award, Nominee

Texas

2021, TAYSHAS Reading List, Selection

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