The most popular boarding school books of 2021

Boarding school books are set where students live as well as learn. Dormitories, midnight feasts, strict teachers and fierce friendships make a world of their own, far from parents. Adventure, mystery and coming-of-age stories all flourish behind the school gates. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Ace of Spades
Cover of Ace of Spades

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Published 2021

422 pages

The Box in the Woods
Cover of The Box in the Woods

The Box in the Woods

Maureen Johnson - undifferentiated

Published 2021

400 pages

Slingshot
Cover of Slingshot

Slingshot

Mercedes Helnwein

Published 2021

352 pages

The Key
Cover of The Key

The Key

Jillian Dodd

2021 · 2024 edition

390 pages

The Party
Cover of The Party

The Party

Jillian Dodd

Published 2021

342 pages

Bad Habits
Cover of Bad Habits

Bad Habits

Flynn Meaney

Published 2021

352 pages

Blonde Bitch
Cover of Blonde Bitch

Blonde Bitch

Annabelle Shaw

Published 2021

252 pages