A Book Set in a School or University

Updated January 12, 2026
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More or Less Maddy : A Novel
Genova, Lisa
Paper Book
Instant #1 Bestseller The powerhouse New York Times bestselling author and Harvard-trained neuroscientist returns with a breathless, exhilarating, and heartbreaking novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the ripple effects her mental health has on...
A botanist's guide to parties and poisons.
Khavari, Kate
Paper Book
London, 1923. Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh attends a dinner party for the University College of London. While she expects to engage in conversations about the university's large expedition to the Amazon, she doesn't expect Mrs. Henry, one of the professors' wives to drop to the...
Rules at the school by the sea.
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
It's summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall. For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to...
Dollhouse Academy : A Novel
Montimore, Margarita
Paper Book
From the NATIONAL BESTSELLING author of GMA Book Club Pick OONA OUT OF ORDER, a novel about two best friends and aspiring actresses who join the Dollhouse Academy, where stars are made and dangerous secrets are hidden "Deliciously sensational...What could be more fun?...
SHOCK INDUCTION
PALAHNIUK, CHUCK
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a "dark satire about the inhuman condition" (The Toronto Star) about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. ...
I Have Some Questions for You A Novel
Makkai, Rebecca.
Ebook
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  Named a Best Book of 2023 by The Washington Post, People, USA Today, NPR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, The Boston Globe, CrimeReads and more "A twisty, immersive...
Old school.
Wolff, Tobias, 1945-
Paper Book
The protagonist of Tobias Wolff#146;s shrewdly#151;and at times devastatingly#151;observed first novel is a boy at an elite prep school in 1960. He is an outsider who has learned to mimic the negligent manner of his more privileged classmates. Like many of them, he wants more than anything on earth...
The catcher in the rye.
Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010.
Paper Book
The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books. "If you really...
Good girls lie
Ellison, J. T.
Paper Book
J.T. Ellison's pulse-pounding new psychological thriller examines the tenuous bonds of friendship, the power of lies and the desperate lengths people will go to in order to protect their secrets. Goode girls don't lie... Perched atop a hill in...
All girls
Layden, Emily
Paper Book
"The pages turn fast and the girls are complex, compelling and written with incredible tenderness. Layden excels at rendering the everyday details of boarding school life." --New York Times "Sharp, engrossing."--Town & Country A...
Ninth House Alex Stern Series, Book 1
Bardugo, Leigh.
Ebook
"The best fantasy novel I've read in years, because it's about real people... Impossible to put down." --Stephen King Enter a mesmerizing world of power, privilege, and dark magic among the Ivy League elite in the first book in the Alex Stern series. ...

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