The Sharp Edge of Silence

Tradition meets People Like Us in this timely and haunting YA contemporary standalone that tackles the contagious nature of toxic masculinity at an elite New England boarding school clinging to its past, and the sexual assault that changes everything.

WHO WILL YOU BE AT LYCROFT PHELPS?

This is the question all Lycroft applicants want to be asked. It means they’ve been accepted to one of the most prestigious private high schools in the nation.

Over 150 years is plenty of time for traditions to bake into the campus’s bricks and ivy. Ceremonies. Athletic rivalries. Secret societies. Pranks taken too far. But navigating it all will make Charlotte (perfect, straight-A student), Max (scholarship kid and STEM whiz), and Quinn (artist, dreamer, Lycroft legacy) question all they thought they knew about themselves…and the school.

Especially when Quinn’s sexual assault becomes public and implicates one of the top-tier athletes on campus.

Told in alternating perspectives, this gripping, fast-paced narrative is perfect for readers looking for their next empowering #MeToo read.

But as the school rallies to protect its own, who can be trusted?

Social Class and Privilege: A scholarship kid, a legacy, and a perfectionist navigate a world where money and tradition silence the truth. An Elite Prep School Setting: Behind the ivy-covered walls of Lycroft Phelps, dangerous traditions and unspoken loyalties rule everything—especially when a top athlete is accused. A Girl Bent on Revenge: After the school tries to bury the truth, one student decides to take justice into her own hands, no matter the cost. Powerful Dark Secrets: As the story unfolds, a web of lies reveals that the assault was just the beginning, and the school will do anything to protect its reputation.