The Society

by Jodie Andrefski, Sarah Naughton (Read by)

Overview

What starts as a simple revenge plot turns deadly inside Trinity Academy’s gold-plated secret society, and seventeen-year-old Sam Evans must decide if vengeance is worth the price.

Trinity Academy’s gold-plated secret society is about to be turned upside down. Seventeen-year-old Sam Evans plots revenge on her ex-bestie, Jessica, who happens to perch at the top of the Society’s social ladder—and helped put Sam’s dad in jail. Sam may no longer be cool enough to be invited to rush the Society, but she’s tech-savvy enough to know how to use it in her plan.

Sam fake taps three “initiates” to do her dirty work, each none the wiser that they’re merely puppets in a quest to dethrone Jessica. Convinced Sam is losing it, her best friend Jeremy distances himself, which just fuels Sam’s manic personality. But after Sam meets a hot stranger in a coffee shop, she’s sure the gods might finally be taking pity on her. Everything seems to be coming together—revenge, romance, respect—until she’s confused by her growing attraction to Jeremy and her plotting starts to derail.

Get-backs can be a bitch, and things nosedive when Sam realizes her plan isn’t as flawless as she thinks—and if she’s not careful she could be joining her dad behind bars. With one girl hospitalized and another student in a coma, Sam is forced to re-examine her motives and decide who and what she’s willing to sacrifice in the name of vengeance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781799911227
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	12/22/2020
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jodie Andrefski received her BS in Secondary Education-English from Penn State University and taught for several years before turning to her first love—writing. She’s been a contracted feature writer on multiple websites, and is a submissions intern at a publishing house. She lives in a small town in Pennsylvania with her daughter. She adores desserts, will fight you for the last cup of coffee, and devours as many books as she can get her hands on in her free time.

Sarah Naughton is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator and New York City–based actress, singer, comedienne, and voice-over artist. She began her work in the audiobook industry in high school, recording a few young adult titles with the Syracuse-based company Full Cast Audio.

Editorial Reviews

2016-05-02
In Andrefski's (The Girlfriend Request, 2016, etc.) novel, a bullied teen at an elite private school plots revenge against her tormentors during recruitment week for a secret society. The last day of school at Trinity Junior Academy is a day of celebration for Samantha Evans. She's excited about beginning high school in the fall with her best friends, Jessica and Jeremy. That same day, though, everything changes when her father is arrested for insider trading. Compounding the shock is the discovery that he's having an affair with Jessica's mother. Eventually, her father is convicted and both couples divorce. Samantha is sent to live with her Aunt Loretta and attends high school at Trinity Academy, where Jessica begins tormenting her. When Samantha discovers graffiti mocking her father's imprisonment, she feels that the time has come to exact revenge on Jessica and her friends, and the selection process for the school's secretive Musterian Society provides the perfect opportunity. After Samantha hacks into the society's website, she sends invitations to three unsuspecting classmates along with details of various tasks they'll need to complete during Rush Week. Her plan seems foolproof until the pranks take a dangerous turn and she wonders if her desire for vengeance is worth risking her classmates' safety or her friendship with Jeremy. Andrefski's exploration of the ramifications of bullying is compelling and includes a well-developed storyline with a strong heroine. Samantha is an intelligent student who balances her school responsibilities with serious family turmoil, including her aunt's dementia; she also attempts to reconcile with Jessica to no avail and faces daily reminders of her father's crimes and affair. The scenes of bullying are brief but effectively convey Samantha's emotional trauma and establish her motivation for revenge. Her scheme unfolds like an intricately plotted thriller, with the pace quickening as her plans start to unravel. Andrefski also skillfully weaves several effective subplots into the main narrative, including Samantha's relationship with a mysterious older teen named Ransom. A thoughtful, sensitively drawn examination of bullying, revenge, and personal responsibility.

Kirkus Reviews