Special Topics in Calamity Physics
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Blue van Meer has spent her entire life traveling from one academic post to another with her unconventional father. But now she's a high school senior and has landed at a prestigious prep school in North Carolina and is finally able to live the life of a regular teenager. Blue becomes enmeshed in the lives of the charismatic teacher, Hannah Schneider, and her group of students known as the Bluebloods. But the idyll unravels spectacularly when Hannah is found dead, and it's up to Blue to understand why. The novel is a brilliant blend of literary genres, ranging from a coming-of-age tale to a murder mystery to a postmodern critique of academic culture, all wrapped up in a rollicking, entertaining narrative. A must-read for fans of intellectual thrillers with a sense of humor.