Rise of the School for Good and Evil

By Author / Illustrator

Soman Chainani

Genre

Fantasy

Age range(s)

11+

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN

9780008508029

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

31-05-2022

Synopsis

The School for Good and Evil will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix - starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young and more!

The battle between Good and Evil begins.... Go back in time to the beginning of the School for Good and Evil and uncover the never-before-told events leading up to Sophie and Agatha's dramatic arrival and the beginning of their epic fairy tale.

Two brothers. One Good. One Evil. Together, they watch over the Endless Woods. Together, they choose the students for the School for Good and Evil. Together they train them, teach them, prepare them for their fate. Then, something happens. Something that will change everything and everyone. Who will survive? Who will rule the School? The journey starts here. With magic, surprises and daring deeds at every turn, courage and loyalty will be put to the test, only to lead you to the very beginning of the adventures that are The School for Good and Evil.

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Reviews

Rise of the School for Good and Evil is a wonderful book and is the prequel, the beginning of the journey in the amazing series, The School For Good and Evil. It gives the reader an insight as to how the school was created and how our familiar fairytale characters came about... Twin brothers, Rafal and Rhain are the chosen School Masters, one evil, one good. They choose the students that enter their school, train and prepare them for their future fate.

This fate is in the hands of the Storian, which is a magical pen that writes the characters into the fairytales it creates. However, as in all good fairytales, things are not that simple and something happens that changes the balance between the two brothers. Who will survive this change and rule the school?

This well written fantasy adventure is full of twists and turns, unexpected events and well known characters from childhood. The author is so good at his craft that he makes the reader question What is good or evil? He really makes you wonder who's good or evil in our popular fairytales!

The book is totally suitable for the 11+ reader, book clubs and intervention groups. The whole series is so well worth the read. You would think that due to its fairytale origins that it would be for readers of a very young age, but you would be greatly mistaken, as the stories are quite sinister in some places! It's also soon to be a series on Netflix in November. An easy recommendation that deserves shelf space in all libraries.

368 Pages / Reviewed by Linda Brown, school librarian