by Soman Chainani
Sophie and Agatha are friends in an almost fairytale world - Sophie is the beautiful blond princess who longs to be rescued by a handsome prince and Agatha is the dark sulky girl with no other friends and whose mother appears to be a witch. Even though they are not actually living in a fairytale, it could be that they soon will. Every four years, two children (one good, one evil) are whisked away in the dead of night to attend one of two schools - either the School for Good, or the School for Evil, and end up in their own fairytale story. Sophie hopes she will be the one chosen for the School for Good as she yearns to live happily ever after with her prince, and she has done nothing but good deeds for the last four years to make sure she earns her place. However, things do not go to plan for either her or Agatha. They are both whisked away, but Sophie is cast into the School for Evil, and Agatha into the School for Good. Agatha is determined to save her friend and escape back to their homeland, but Sophie has other things on her mind - to swap places with Agatha and live out her dream in the School for Good. They both battle fairies, monsters, wolves, the High Master, even other students to get what they want, until they realise they must work together and solve a riddle to even stand a chance of escaping.A fast-paced, funny, action-packed, thrilling ride of an adventure, children of 10 and over will love this book, which is the first of a trilogy. It is also going to be made into a film, which should be superb to watch.
Go to the dedicated website http://schoolforgoodandevil.com/ to take an exam to see which school you'd be put into!
