The Gifted School

'Snapping with tension' Shari Lapena

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  • Ambitious
  • parents,
  • wilful
  • kids,
  • and
  • the
  • pursuit
  • of
  • prestige**...
  • A
  • gripping
  • page-turner,
  • perfect
  • for
  • fans
  • of
  • Liane
  • Moriarty's
  • Big
  • Little
  • Lies.**'More
  • than
  • a
  • touch
  • of
  • Liane
  • Moriarty's
  • Big
  • Little
  • Lies'
  • OBSERVERHow
  • far
  • would
  • you
  • go
  • to
  • protect
  • your
  • child's
  • future?In
  • the
  • peaceful,
  • privileged
  • community
  • of
  • Crystal,
  • Colorado,
  • a
  • group
  • of
  • close
  • friends
  • are
  • raising
  • their
  • families
  • in
  • harmony.Until
  • one
  • day,
  • news
  • begins
  • to
  • spread
  • that
  • a
  • 'gifted
  • school'
  • will
  • be
  • opening
  • its
  • doors
  • in
  • their
  • town.
  • There
  • are
  • only
  • a
  • few
  • places,
  • and
  • the
  • competition
  • will
  • be
  • ferocious.As
  • parents
  • and
  • children
  • begin
  • to
  • compete,
  • cracks
  • start
  • to
  • show
  • in
  • their
  • picturesque
  • community
  • as
  • long-buried
  • secrets
  • threaten
  • to
  • detonate
  • under
  • the
  • pressure...Praise
  • for
  • The
  • Gifted
  • School:'Snapping
  • with
  • tension' SHARI
  • LAPENA'Wise
  • and
  • addictive' NEW
  • YORK
  • TIMES'Timely
  • and
  • relevant' OPRAHMAG'On
  • the
  • pulse
  • of
  • modern
  • times' MAGIC
  • BOOK
  • CLUB'Relevant
  • and
  • relatable' i
  • PAPER'Exposes
  • how
  • easily
  • a
  • mix
  • of
  • good
  • intentions,
  • self-delusions,
  • and
  • minor
  • sins
  • can
  • escalate' THE
  • NEW YORKER
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