тАЬThis psychological thriller follows a girl with dark secrets to a school with uneasy mysteries of its own . . . Gripping, violent and terrifying.тАЭ тАФKirkus Reviews
A New York Public Library тАЬBest of the Teen AgeтАЭ
AngelaтАЩs parents think sheтАЩs on the road to ruin because sheтАЩs dating a тАЬbad boy.тАЭ After her behavior gets too much for them, they ship her off to Hidden Oak. Isolated and isolating, Hidden Oak promises to rehabilitate тАЬdangerous girls.тАЭ But as Angela gets drawn in further and further, she discovers that recovery is only on the agenda for the тАЬbetterтАЭ girls. The other girlsтАФdesignated as тАЬthe purple threadтАЭ тАФwill instead be manipulated to become more and more dangerous . . . and more and more reliant on Hidden OakтАЩs care.
тАЬTeens might behave dangerously themselves to get their hands on this page-turner with its commentary on education.тАЭ тАФBooklist
тАЬThe struggle and eventual triumph of the bad girls over the evil teachers makes for an intriguing conflict that many teens will appreciate.тАЭ тАФSchool Library Journal
тАЬCompelling and page-turning . . . For any fan of gothic, dark, gripping action, The School for Dangerous Girls should not be missed.тАЭ тАФTeensReadToo.com