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A short novel about boarding school shenanigans gone very bad. Takes place in New England in 1942-43. The writing is good and the much of the story has merit. Many of the characters are quite well-developed for such a short book. However, I found the midnight tribunal or kangaroo court or whateve...
If I read this now, I might agree that it's a fabulous book. But, see, it's about kids at a boarding school. When I was required to read it I was a kid at a boarding school. I reserve the right to nurse my nearly four decades of hatred for that reason alone.