Squid Game meets boarding school in this electric young adult thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Sides to Every Murder and How to Survive Your Murder.
Luminary is more than just a school. It is a test of moral fiber, strength of will, and human resilience.
Lia Michaels can pick any lock and break into most computer systems. But a life of delinquency has her bouncing between foster homes and juvie. So when she applies to Luminary Prep, a new experimental school created to challenge academic conventions, Lia is surprised by the acceptance letter that follows.
With state-of-the-art technology, fancy cafeteria food, and a campus that looks like a painting come to life, Luminary seems to be the break Lia needs. That is, if she can excel in class and be one of only five students who will be allowed to graduate.
But classes at Luminary are . . . odd. And dangerous. There is a death-trap obstacle course in Physics, a Chemistry exam with explosives, and guillotines in Political Science. As students keep vanishing, one by one, Lia starts to wonder if it's not that five students will graduate-but that only five will survive.
| ISBN: | 9798217242702 |
| Publication date: | 15th September 2026 |
| Author: | Danielle Valentine |
| Publisher: | G.P. Putnam's Sons an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories |
Squid Game meets boarding school in this electric young adult thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Sides to Every Murder and How to Survive Your Murder.
Luminary is more than just a school. It is a test of moral fiber, strength of will, and human resilience.
Lia Michaels can pick any lock and break into most computer systems. But a life of delinquency has her bouncing between foster homes and juvie. So when she applies to Luminary Prep, a new experimental school created to challenge academic conventions, Lia is surprised by the acceptance letter that follows.
With state-of-the-art technology, fancy cafeteria food, and a campus that looks like a painting come to life, Luminary seems to be the break Lia needs. That is, if she can excel in class and be one of only five students who will be allowed to graduate.
But classes at Luminary are . . . odd. And dangerous. There is a death-trap obstacle course in Physics, a Chemistry exam with explosives, and guillotines in Political Science. As students keep vanishing, one by one, Lia starts to wonder if it's not that five students will graduate-but that only five will survive.
Deadly Little Lessons features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Deadly Little Lessons is available in Paperback
Deadly Little Lessons was written by Danielle Valentine and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Deadly Little Lessons has 320 pages
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