Marisha Pessl's debut novel takes us into the world of Blue van Meer, a 16-year-old girl genius who has spent the better part of her life wandering the country with her college professor father. Blue becomes fascinated with Hannah Schneider, a teacher at her new high school, and the Bluebloods, a group of students who make up her inner-circle.
This page-turner is equal parts mystery and English 101. The copious amount of quotes from other novels and essays weighs the book down at the beginning, but the twist ending is well worth the wait.
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