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  • The School for Good and Evil

  • The School for Good and Evil, Book 1
  • By: Soman Chainani
  • Narrated by: Polly Lee
  • Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,205 ratings)

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The School for Good and Evil

By: Soman Chainani
Narrated by: Polly Lee
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Publisher's summary

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix—starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and more!

The New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series is an epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. Start here to follow Sophie, Agatha, and everyone at school from the beginning!

With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she'll earn top marks at the School for Good and join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil.

The two girls soon find their fortunes reversed—Sophie's dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication.

But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are?

Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to the beloved series, The School for Good and Evil #6: One True King!

©2013 Soman Chainani (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishers
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fun for all ages

I really enjoy this series. Fairy tales and a bit of satire. Perfect mix. For all the kids (and grown ups) who have wished that children's stories/movies told more complicated stories. A bit dark for super young kids...I'd say ages 10-11+ would be fine though

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I love this book so much

can't wait to read the second!!!!!!!! I recommend this book to everyone and anyone !!!!!!!

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Ever and Never?

I have never written a review but I was compelled to do so because of the ending. As far as the story goes it’s good- not evil. I enjoyed the complexity of the main characters and how not everything meets the eye. While this is obviously written for a younger audience this definitely has potential for older readers. The narrator did a good job considering the amount of characters there were and was consistent with the voices so they were recognizable.

Slight spoilers, but regarding the ending and the implied “female friendship”, I am curious to see if the story will go in this direction. I would actually prefer it to go this way because it’s far more interesting and exciting than the stereotypical fairytale ending. (However, if I am wrong let’s just ignore that last line).

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The story is good

The story is good the performance needed a little more but it is a good listen over all of you like fairy tales

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would read again!

it was a emotional roller coaster, and the auther showed amazing dedication to this book

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Great!!

This book was really good!! The ending was a little questionable. The characters are so lovable and you really wanna see them succeed. the book will cause deep and critical thinking and make you realize the humanity that lies in us all. Maybe I'm making this too deep. But the book is definitely worth listening to/ reading.

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Loved This Book So Much

I own and read this book and the other three and simply loved them. My father then showed me that he had downloaded the first book and to my tablet, so I of course started listening. The way characters voices are portrayed by the reader amazes me, and it made me remember the way my personnel favourite character, Agatha, acted and how annoyingly unaccepting Sophie was!

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love it

like fantasy and magic? then this could be for you. nice passe too. would recommend

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This is by far my favorite book. I love this book and it only gets better throughout the series. The narrator was good. She was passionate about the characters and gave a depth to the emotions they felt. Overall I would definitely recommend this book to all ages and give it five stars.

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Imaginative story brilliantly narrated

Wow! What a great story with so many twists and turns. I’m not a romantic person, so loved that romance wasn’t the point of the story. Polly Lee’s performance brought everything to life beautifully.

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