School is out here in New York state, but I’m thinking about those dark academia stories or books with settings at boarding schools.

1. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan: When you discover you’re not like the others.
2. Into the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner: When you need something more challenging.
3. Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide: When a dead body turns up.
4. The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson: When the woods are more deadly than the school’s secrets.
5. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White: When “they” want to make you into something you’ll never be.
6. Medusa by Katherine Marsh: When you are leaning into your monstrous self discovery.