The Legacies
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
"Our new favorite thriller." – COSMOPOLITAN
A glitzy YA thriller set in New York City elite social circles, filled with backstabbing and blackmail, twisty secrets, and a dead body, from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman.
Perfect for fans of Euphoria, Holly Jackson, and Jessica Knoll.
An invitation for membership to the exclusive Legacy Club in New York City is more than an honor. It gives lifetime access to power and wealth beyond any prep school doors, as Legacy Club members always look out for their own. That is, after you make it through a rigorous week of events and the extravagant gala, the Legacy Ball.
It’s not surprising when Excelsior Prep seniors Bernie Kaplan, Isobel Rothcroft, and Skyler Hawkins are nominated as Legacies; their family pedigrees have assured their membership since birth—even if they're all keeping secrets that could destroy their reputations. But scholarship kid from Queens Tori Tasso is the surprise nominee no one saw coming. She’s never fit in this world of designer bags, penthouse apartments, and million-dollar donations. So what did she do to secure her place?
The evening of the Legacy Ball arrives, and everyone expects a night of luxury and excess, haute couture, and plenty of hushed gossip.
No one expects their secrets to come out.
Or for someone to die trying to keep them hidden.
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A grand gala ends in murder in this grandiose high-society thriller by Goodman (The Counselors). New York City high school seniors Bernie and Isobel have spent their lives preparing to join the Legacy Club, an exclusive group that offers a wealth of connections and privilege. They're excited to engage in the secret rituals they've heard whispers about, until they learn that Tori, a scholarship student from their prep school with no ties to the club, will be joining their Legacy initiation class. Bernie and Isobel were admitted by default as legacies, but they wonder what Tori could have done to gain an invitation. Their initiation rites culminate at the Legacy Ball, a lavish gala where the teens musts insert themselves into the Legacy Club's inner circle. As Bernie and Isobel mingle, they continue trying to suss out Tori's past, but it seems that other members have secrets of their own that they're desperate to keep hidden. The three teens' alternating first-person chapters leading up to the ball are interspersed with second-person sections detailing the event's deadly aftermath. Sharp and snappy dialogue; a fleshed-out, intersectionally diverse cast; and thought-provoking interrogations of classism elevate this adrenaline-packed read. Ages 14–up.
