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Wilder Girls

Pages
357
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Eighteen months ago, the Raxter School for Girls was quarantined. Now, the Tox has ravaged the island, infecting students and teachers alike. The remaining girls are isolated, waiting for a cure that may never come. When one of their own disappears, Hetty must venture beyond the school's walls into the dangerous, Tox-ridden wilderness to find her, uncovering dark secrets about their confinement along the way.

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About the author

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Rory Power

Rory Power is an American author of young-adult horror and speculative fiction, raised in Boston and educated at Middlebury College and the University of East Anglia, where she earned an MA in prose fiction. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and is best known for her New York Times bestselling debut Wilder Girls, a body-horror survival story set on a quarantined island.

Characters

HettyProtagonist
ByattSupporting
ReeseSupporting

One of the three central girls at Raxter School for Girls; fierce and protective, her body reshaped by the Tox into a silver clawed hand and glowing hair.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book have any sequels or is it a standalone story?

    This is a standalone novel that reaches a complete conclusion within its single volume.

  • Is the author's background relevant to the story?

    Rory Power works as a crime fiction editor and a story consultant for television adaptations, which informs the structural approach to the mystery and tension found in this narrative.

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