The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

The Bookworm says... Yes! The Disreputable History of Franke Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart is a terrific novel! At Alabaster academy, a prestigious New England prep school, there is a secret society called "The Order of the Basset Hounds". The club is known for causing trouble, throwing parties, general mischief, complete secrecy, and being all male. Frankie will not stand for being treated as an inferior from her boyfriend, her uncles, her cousins, or her peers because of her gender for a second longer. She sets off on a quest to find out the club's precious secrets, and get herself in. 

I absolutely adore this character that E. Lockhart has brought to life. Frankie Landau-Banks is the ultimate high school feminist, and essentially who I aspire to be in life. She's cunning, she's sneaky, she's clever, and she's efficient. The manner in which Lockhart writes is unforgettable; liquid sentences flow across the pages. I also picked up a new favorite vocab word- schadenfreude. Happiness or amusement at the misfortune of others. A truly wonderful book. 

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is a National Book Award finalist and a Printz Honor book. 

"It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people."