When We Were Monsters

When We Were Monsters - Hardcover

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When We Were Monsters

When We Were Monsters - Hardcover

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places comes "a standout dark academia thriller" (e. lockhart, author of We Were Liars) about the monsters who walk among us--even in the glittering upper echelons of society.

A dead teacher at an elite boarding school. Four students who had every reason to want her gone. Who is the monster?

At an elite New England boarding school, eight students are selected for an exclusive storytelling workshop with the one and only Meredith Graffam--an enigmatic writer, director, and actress. For sixteen days, they will live in the isolated estate of the school's founder, surrounded by snowy woods and a storm-tossed seas. Only one of the chosen will walk away with a lifechanging opportunity to realize their creative dreams.

Everyone, including Graffam, has a compelling reason to be there--Effy, the orphan, Isaac, the legacy, Ness, the wallflower, Ramon, the outsider, and Arlo, whose unexpected arrival leaves Effy spiraling--but only the most ambitious will last the term. Graffam's unorthodox methods push the students past the breaking point, revealing their darkest secrets, taking unthinkable risks, and slowly starting to turn on one another. But Graffam never expected they would turn on her . . .
ISBN9781524713027
Author Jennifer Niven
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
GenreYoung adult
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages400
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults and Adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jennifer Niven

Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction, including the massive breakout All the Bright Places which she also adapted for Netflix. Her award-winning books have been translated into over 75 languages and have sold upwards of 3.5 million copies worldwide. When she isn't working on multiple book and screen projects, Jennifer oversees Germ, an online literary journal for high school age and beyond.

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