Assassin

The Ault boarding school which is the setting of Prep, had an interesting annual game while the author was a student. This game was called Assassin and required only a sheet of orange stickers, the willingness of competitive students, and an index card with a single name on it. Each student is given a target and a collection of these fluorescent stickers. The name on the index card is your target and your objective is to

Cross

I knew it was bound to happen. This book has slipped a little into the cliches of high school and social ranking. The unpopular girl that nobody notices has fallen for one of the most popular guys at Ault School. Cross Sugarman (insert heroic music)

So It Begins...

I began reading Prep a few days ago and I was actually surprised by the character. I was prepared for a stereo-typical story about a small-town girl trying to fit into a rich-kid's school. I expected the character to be either a strong, ambitious trend-setter born into the wrong city or a lost young girl who's nearly pathetic with self-pity and sadness.

I know this sounds harsh but it's the truth. It seems a lot of literature has lost