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When a new ranking website threatens to dethrone Ashley Spencer’s premier position in her preparatory school, she must defend her standing against ambitious classmates. Ashleys Li and Alito devise strategies to climb the list, while fellow senior Lauren Page discovers a secret route into the coveted exclusive clique. Amid competition and jealousy, the girls confront questions of popularity, status, and belonging in the high‑stakes world of elite adolescence.
The novel explores themes of social hierarchy, jealousy, and the pressures of maintaining prestige among wealthy, high‑achieving teens in a girls’ school setting.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age
Authors: Melissa De La Cruz
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