The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian

The Chandler Legacies

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Abdi Nazemian

HarperCollins · Ebook · February 15, 2022

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a revelatory novel about the enclosed world of privilege and silence at an elite boarding school and the unlikely group of friends who dare to challenge the status quo through their writing.

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Who it’s for
A campus story with social teeth and enough feeling to keep the pages moving.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+, Boarding School YA, YA Romance - LGBTQ+
Published
HarperCollins, February 15, 2022

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From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a revelatory novel about the enclosed world of privilege and silence at an elite boarding school and the unlikely group of friends who dare to challenge the status quo through their writing. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Kathleen Glasgow, and Jandy Nelson, with crossover appeal for readers of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep.

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Beth Kramer is a “townie” who returns to her sophomore year after having endured a year of tension with her roommate, Sarah. But Sarah Brunson knows there’s more to that story. Amanda Priya “Spence” Spencer is the privileged daughter of NYC elites, who is reeling from the realization that her family name shielded her from the same fate as Sarah. Ramin Golafshar arrives at Chandler as a transfer student to escape the dangers of being gay in Iran, only to suffer brutal hazing under the guise of tradition in the boys’ dorms. And Freddy Bello is the senior who’s no longer sure of his future but knows he has to stand up to his friends after what happened to Ramin. At Chandler, the elite boarding school, these five teens are brought together in the Circle, a coveted writing group where life-changing friendships are born—and secrets are revealed. Their professor tells them to write their truths. But is the truth enough to change the long-standing culture of abuse at Chandler? And can their friendship survive the fallout?

School Pressure

A campus story with social teeth and enough feeling to keep the pages moving.

Come here for

  • Boarding-school friction
  • Friendship, class, and queer romance

Expect

  • Classroom conversation fuel
  • A mix of insight and immersion

Where it sits

Boarding School YA72%
YA LGBTQ+58%
YA Romance - LGBTQ+34%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • YA Family Stories
  • Historical YA
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  • YA LGBTQ+
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Historical YA Romance
  • Boarding School YA
Authors
Abdi Nazemian
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
February 15, 2022
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Coming of Age